which president pardoned patty hearst
President Carter commuted her sentence and she was released from prison on February 1, 1979 after serving approximately 22 months in jail. On January 20, 2001, on his last day in office President Clinton granted Hearst a full pardon. Patty Hearst - pardon me! Category: Carter, 1977-1981, Clinton, 1993-2001. Tags: patty hearst > president carter > president clinton > sla > stockholm syndrome > symbionese liberation army.