When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft.
After a family funeral, the 39th president will be buried beside his wife at their home in Plains, Ga. President Biden, one ...
For many Vietnam War resisters – myself included, it is more personal. Jimmy Carter’s first act as president was to pardon draft resisters. He then established a program for military deserters ...
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On his first day in office, Carter issued an executive order pardoning more than 200,000 men who evaded the Vietnam draft.