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1975, Part 11: Two assassination attempts on President Ford
Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast! In this installment of our special mini-series, we're joined by Dr. Mirelle Luecke, curator of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, to revisit the infamous attempts on President Ford's life in 1975.
In 1975, President Gerald Ford survived two assassination attempts in California, both carried out by women connected to radical movements.
On September 5, 1975, in Sacramento, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, aimed a pistol at Ford as he greeted supporters outside the state capitol. The gun did not fire because there was no round…
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