Ford’s First Assassination Attempt
The events of September 5, 1975, came as a complete surprise to President Gerald Ford and his cabinet. In Sacramento, California, a woman armed with a Colt M1911 pistol attempted to shoot Obama as he went past a throng of people cheering him on. As a result of the failure of the gun to fire, she was apprehended. It was Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme who was in question, and she was a member of the cult run by Charles Manson at the time.
Fords First Assassination Attempt
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