Which US president has granted the most pardons?

Since 1945, 14 United States presidents have issued more than 9,000 presidential pardons as well as 6,500 commutations.

Pardons
Commutation
Harry S Truman (1945-1953)
1,913
118
Dwight D Eisenhower (1953-1961)
1,110
47
John F Kennedy (1961-1963)
472
100
Lyndon B Johnson (1963-1969)
960
226
Richard M Nixon (1969-1974)
863
60
Gerald R Ford (1974-1977)
382
22
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
534
29
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
393
13
George HW Bush (1989-1993)
74
3
Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
396
61
George W Bush (2001-2009)
189
11
Barack Obama (2009-2017)
212
1,715
Donald J Trump (2017-2021)
144
94
Joseph R Biden (2021-2025)
80
4,169
Donald J Trump (2025-present)
1,500
14
Source: US Department of Justice | January 23, 2025