Question: Which U.S. president pardoned Junior Johnson for operating a liquor still?
Answer: President Ronald Reagan granted Junior Johnson a full and unconditional pardon on Dec. 26, 1985, for his 1956 conviction for operating a liquor still. Johnson, who grew up around illegal liquor running, spent 11 months in prison after law enforcement caught him firing up his father’s still. Johnson tried to escape from the law, but got tangled up in a barbed wire fence.
