President Donald Trump Gives Conrad Black Full Presidential Pardon
Canadian-born media mogul Conrad Black, awarded a full Presidential Pardon by President Donald Trump today, has long been the hero of my lifetime. “When my assistant said there was a call from the White House, I picked up, said “Hello” and started to ask if this was a prank (suspecting my friends in the British tabloid media), but the caller spoke politely over me: “Please hold for the president.” Two seconds later probably the best-known voice in the world said “Is that the great Lord Black?” (Conrad Black, National Post, May 15, 2019) “I said “Mr. President, you do me great honour telephoning me.”- Thursday, May 16, 2019