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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/04/jerald_terhorst_ford_nixon_res.html

Man Of Principle, Ford-Era Spokesman Jerald terHorst, Has Died

April 2, 2010

By Mark Memmott

We can all only hope our obituaries read as well as those about Jerald terHorst, who quit his job as White House press secretary after just a month because he disagreed so strongly with then-president Gerald Ford's decision to pardon former president Richard Nixon for any Watergate-related crimes.

The 87-year-old terHorst died Wednesday night of congestive heart failure.

Today, he's being called a man of principle.

Thomas DeFrank of the New York Daily News remembers Sept. 8, 1974, the day of the pardoning. He called terHorst and asked if anyone on Ford's staff had resigned in protest:

" 'Yes,' he said. ...
" 'Who?'
" 'Me.' "

As DeFrank adds, "he could have ducked my question -- but that was never Jerry's style."