Gerald Ford assassination attempt in Sacramento
On September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a cult member of Charles Manson's Manson Family, attempted to assassinate United States President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.[1]
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 Ford being rushed by U.S. Secret Service from the site of the 1975 attempt on his life in Sacramento, California | |
| Location | Capitol Park, south of 1121 L Street, Sacramento, California |
| Coordinates | 38°34′29″N 121°29′21″W / 38.574743°N 121.489252°WCoordinates: 38°34′29″N 121°29′21″W / 38.574743°N 121.489252°W |
| Date | September 5, 1975 ~10:04 am (PST) |
| Attack type | Attempted political assassination via shooting |
| Weapon(s) | Colt M1911 .45 cal. semi-automatic pistol |
| Deaths | None |
| Injured | None |
Fromme wanted to make a statement to people who did not want to stop environmental pollution. Although Fromme stood a little more than an arm's length from Ford that Friday morning and pointed a M1911 pistol at him, her gun failed to fire and no one was injured.[2]
After the assassination attempt, Ford continued to walk to the California state house, where he met with Jerry Brown. For her crime, Fromme spent 34 years in prison and was released on August 14, 2009 – two years after Ford's death.
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, later received the M1911 pistol used in the assassination attempt as a gift, and the gun was put on display.
Gerald Ford Assassination Attempt In Sacramento Media
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme in 1965.
Ford's presidential daily diary for September 5, 1975
Ford assassination attempt in Sacramento location map
The East Entrance of the California State Capitol looking north with the Hotel Senator in the background.
Fromme's pistol, used in the September 5, 1975, Ford assassination attempt, on display at the Ford Presidential Museum
Ford being greeted by his family at the White House in Washington D.C., about ten hours after the assassination attempt in California
References
- ↑ Squeaky Fromme Escapes. December 24, 1987. p. 1A. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1987/-Squeaky-Fromme-Missing-from-Prison/id-1e5e5c15acfb01de03b79a767e534d97. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Brown's gaffe recalls 1975 Ford assassination attempt. June 2, 2011. http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/jerry-brown-gerald-ford-assassination.html. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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