Matching Pairs Roles of the President Online version Review by Christa Lukasik 1 Chief Executive 2 Chief Legislator 3 Party Chief 4 Chief Diplomat 5 Commander in Chief 6 Judicial enforcer 7 Chief of State President Ford granted Former President Nixon a full pardon for his actions during the Watergate Affair. Signs a gasoline tax bill. Attends the funeral of a foreign diplomat. Nominates three US ambassadors to China. Attends a fund-raising party for the President's political party. Runs a meeting of heads of the Cabinet Departments. Sends troops into a foreign country.