Richard Nixon's controversial behavior at the end of his term was exacerbated by his decision to pardon the key members of his administration who had helped him engage in the Watergate cover-up.

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Nixon, despite pleas from his most important aides, refused to issue pardons to them. Scholars speculate that this reluctance to use his pardon power was due to the need to avoid giving them the immunity to testify against him and/or to avoid ruining his chances of receiving a pardon of his own from his successor, Gerald Ford.

Richard Nixon's Controversial Behavior at the End of His Term