Sidney Blumenthal Interview. FL: Nixon's death, and his funeral. What was Dole really crying for-- and who--at that funeral... BLUMENTHAL: Dole only made Nixon his mentor after Nixon's disgrace.

On Oct. 17, 1974, forty-nine years ago today, President Gerald Ford made an historic appearance before Congress to testify about his pardon of former President Richard Nixon, which he had issued on… ...