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Ford’s First Assassination Attempt

The events of September 5, 1975, were unexpected by President Gerald Ford. A woman with a Colt M1911 pistol attempted to shoot him as he walked past a cheering crowd in Sacramento, California. She was apprehended because the gun did not shoot. Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson’s cult, was the woman.

Fords First Assassination Attempt