“Gen. Lee’s character,” Ford added, “has been an example to succeeding generations, making the restoration of his citizenship an event in which every American can take pride.”
Pres. Gerald R. Ford
House votes to restore citizenship to Gen. Robert E. Lee, July 22, 1975
Eisenhower was a near traitor for what h÷did to Mccarthy. His “ Modern Republicanism” suckered as well. The orginal Rhino.
I give Lee credit for one thing, he could have become an insurgenent partisan, but he was a brave enough man to make peace.