“I saw a hand coming up and obviously there was a gun in that hand
But Squeaky Fromm’s handgun did not fire, and she was quickly disarmed and hauled away by the secret service. From the archives scratchy almost 50-year-old audio.
“I was very thankful to the secret service for doing a superb job.”
President Ford resumed his scheduled activities for the day and said the attempt on his life would not prevent him from appearing in public or interacting with the people.
“This incident under no circumstances will prevent me from contacting the American people.”
17 day later in San Francisco Sara Jane Moore got close enough for another assassination attempt. Two shots. One bullet whizzed by the President’s head, the other wounded a nearby taxi driver, and still the President maintained his contact with the public
“In my judgement I think it is vital for a president to see the American people.”
