Gerald R. Ford Jr. – 140.4
After Richard Nixon resigned, Gerald Ford was elected as the United States’ 38th president. He was in charge from 1974 until 1977, and during that period he pardoned his predecessor. Ford was well-known for his role in the Helsinki Accords, which intended to normalize relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Ford was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and went on to study law before pursuing a political career. He led the people through a period of great economic hardship, which aided his polling gains. Ford is the only person to have served as vice president and president without being elected to either of those posts.
Gerald R. Ford Jr.
Ford’s First Assassination Attempt
The events of September 5, 1975, took President Gerald Ford by surprise. A woman brandished a Colt M1911 pistol as he went through a cheering crowd in Sacramento, California. She was apprehended because the gun did not shoot. Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a member of Charles Manson’s cult, was the woman who attempted the assassination.
Fords First Assassination Attempt
