<p>As part of our <em>This Day, That Year</em> run during the break, we revisit January 21, 1977: Jimmy Carter’s first full day in office. With one proclamation, he pardoned hundreds of thousands of Americans who resisted the Vietnam draft. This episode examines the controversy, the moral arguments on both sides, and why this decision still echoes in debates about dissent, patriotism, and reconciliation nearly fifty years later.</p>

The Pavement Perspective

Denwood Street Media

Jimmy Carter & Forgiveness as Policy

JAN 21, 20264 MIN
The Pavement Perspective

Jimmy Carter & Forgiveness as Policy

JAN 21, 20264 MIN

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<p>As part of our <em>This Day, That Year</em> run during the break, we revisit January 21, 1977: Jimmy Carter’s first full day in office. With one proclamation, he pardoned hundreds of thousands of Americans who resisted the Vietnam draft. This episode examines the controversy, the moral arguments on both sides, and why this decision still echoes in debates about dissent, patriotism, and reconciliation nearly fifty years later.</p>