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United States 1/19/1977 President Ford Pardons Tokyo Rose During World War II a Japanese-American woman named Iva Toguri broadcast anti-ally propaganda at the direction of the Japanese government on the radio in order to reduce US troop morale. Although these types of brodcasters were commonly all known as "Tokyo Rose", Iva Toguri became the person most identified by that title. President Ford granted her a pardon just before he left office. Toguri died in 2006. American President Gerald Ford (8/9/1974-1/20/1977) Argentine President Jorge Rafael Videla (3/29/1976-3/29/1981) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (11/11/1975-3/11/1983) Austrian President Rudolf Kirchschläger (7/8/1974-7/8/1986) Bahamian Premier Lynden Pindling (5/10/1969-8/21/1992) Bahamian Prime Minister Lynden Pindling (5/10/1969-8/21/1992) Belgian Prime Minister Leo Tindemans (4/25/1974-10/20/1978) Brazilian President Ernesto Geisel (3/15/1974-3/14/1979) British Prime Minister James Callaghan (4/5/1976-5/4/1979) Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (4/20/1968-6/3/1979) East German Chairman of the State Council Erich Honecker (10/29/1976-10/18/1989) German President Walter Scheel (7/1/1974-6/30/1979) Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda (12/24/1976-12/7/1978)