 President Gerald Ford is coming to Point Place for a speaking engagement at the high school followed by a Q. & A. Eric s Dad Red is chosen to ask the President a question. The high school principal announces Ford s impending arrival and Hyde and company decide to embarrass Ford by "streaking" through the audience and out the back door. At the meeting,Red,uncharacteristically nervous,can t get out the lame question he s been given to ask. Meanwhile,the boys have wimped out on their plan but when Eric sees his Dad fumbling at the microphone he decides to loosen things up by throwing off his raincoat and charging ahead! Recognizing that was his son being bold,Red turns to Ford and asks what he really wants to,"How the h*** could you pardon Nixon?!"