The invitation came as a complete surprise, but the members of the family said yes, they could arrange to make it all right. On the appointed day, the widowed mother, her two sons, her daughter and her son-in-law were shown into the office of their host. For the next quarter-hour, President Ford did what he could to apologize to the family of Frank Olson, the Army's civilian biochemist who committed suicide 22 years ago after the CIA had spiked his drink with LSD.
The President called the incident "inexcusable and unforgivable" and "a horrible episode in American history." He also...
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