He offered a pardon to Richard Nixon
September 8 1974 was date of President Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon.
pardon is the word you are looking for. Ford issued a presidential pardon for Nixon.
His pardon of Richard Nixon
FALSE
the pardon of Richard Nixon nova-net
Nixon could have been tried and convicted.
Pardoning Richard Nixon
Yes
The pardon granted to Nixon by Ford probably cost him the election.
No, Richard Nixon did not pardon John McCain. John McCain was a prisoner of war in Vietnam and was never charged with any crime that would require a pardon. Nixon, as President, did issue pardons for various individuals, most notably for those involved in the Watergate scandal, but McCain was not among them.
Nixon was never acquitted, however, he received a Presidential pardon from his successor, Gerald Ford.