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Sep 16, 2011 · On Sept. 16, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford issued a proclamation that offered amnesty to those who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. Mr. Ford also granted amnesty to those in the military who deserted their duty while serving.
In September 1974, President Gerald R. Ford offered an amnesty program for draft dodgers that required them to work in alternative service occupations for periods of six to 24 months. In 1977, one day after his inauguration, President Jimmy Carter fulfilled a campaign promise by offering pardons to anyone who had evaded the draft and requested one.
- 1964–1973
- Avoid military deployment in the Vietnam War
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Jan 21, 2018 · Gerald Ford, Carter’s predecessor in the White House, had offered conditional amnesty to some draft dodgers. Carter, however, seeking to heal the war’s physic wounds, set no conditions ...
During the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands of American men evaded the draft by fleeing the country or failing to register with their local draft board. President Gerald Ford signed a proclamation in 1974 that granted conditional amnesty to draft evaders, provided they work in a public service job for up to two years. Those who had evaded the ...
Sep 16, 1974 · Source Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Ford unveils his controversial clemency plan for Vietnam Era Draft Evaders which calls for draft evaders to "earn their return to the mainstream of American society."
Aug 19, 2021 · August 19, 2021. ‘On the Side of Leniency’: The 1970s Battle Over Vietnam Draft Evaders. By David Kurlander. President Gerald Ford announces his conditional amnesty policy for Vietnam War draft evaders at the 75th Annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Chicago, August 19th, 1974 (Photo Credit: David Hume Kennerly via Getty Images).
Jun 8, 2017 · President Ford subsequently announced an amnesty program for draft dodgers and deserters of the Vietnam War era. About one fifth of the approximately 106,000 men eligible applied for amnesty under the program. The year 1975 brought new challenges to Ford's presidency.
