From Watergate.info

Note: The proclamation granted Nixon a pardon for all offenses from January 20, 1969, the day he was first inaugurated as president. In reading the proclamation on national television, Ford inadvertently said 'July 20'. The text of the proclamation takes precedence.

He just misspoke. Nothing sinister about it. The man had only been in office 1 month (a position he did not run for or get elected to) and was issuing a pardon he knew would cause lots of unrest in the country. Give him a break

Edit to add: In fact on the site I listed above you can see the actual pardon document

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