Historian and Gerald Ford biographer Richard Norton Smith discusses the two attempts on Pres. Gerald Ford’s life that took place in September 1975. Historian and Gerald Ford biographer Richard ...
WASHINGTON - Fifty years ago, newly installed President Gerald Ford simply got tired of questions about the legal fate of resigned predecessor Richard Nixon. So, on Sept. 8, 1974, Ford went ahead ...
Two assassination attempts in about two months is indeed horrifying, but it is not unprecedented: In 1975, President Gerald Ford survived two such attempts in fewer than three weeks. One assailant ...