NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from July[sic – meaning January] 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.
1974 September 8, Gerald R. Ford, 00:24 from the start, in Proclamation 4311, archived from the original on 18 May 2017, page 2