U.S. Department
of Justice
Clemency Warrants (1945-2009)
From 1945 through 2009, the Office of the Pardon Attorney (PARDON) maintained bound, physical volumes of clemency warrants as an official record of Presidential Action.
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of our country, PARDON has digitized these important historical records before transferring them to the National Archives. PARDON is pleased to make available to the public for the first time the Warrant e-Books, representing Presidential acts of clemency.
Presidential Mercy in Action
- President Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) - Volume 61
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1957) - Part 1 - Volumes 61-65
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1957-1961) - Part 2 - Volumes 66-68
- President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) - Volumes 68-71
- President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1965) - Part 1 - Volumes 71-73
- President Lyndon B. Johnson (1965-1969) - Part 2 - Volumes 73-75
- President Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) - Volumes 75-77
- President Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) - Volume 77
- President James Carter (1977-1981); President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) -
Volumes 78-79 - President George H. W. Bush (1989-1993); President William J. Clinton (1993-2001); President George W. Bush (2001-2009) - Volumes 80-82
Download a PDF zip file containing all the items above.
| Post-2009 Warrants: To see copies of warrants from 2009 to present, visit our "Clemency Recipients". |
| Pre-1945 Warrants: To learn more about PARDON records in the custody of the National Archives, including historical warrant volumes prior to 1945, visit archives.gov. |
Updated April 27, 2026