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President Gerald R. Ford had arrived in Sacramento at 9:30 PM on September 4, 1975. The next day, the president would be speaking at the 49th annual Sacramento Host Breakfast, an event filled with wealthy political donors and influential businessmen. Ford was chosen as the keynote speaker after Governor Jerry Brown declined to attend the event. President Ford cynically believed accepting the invitation would be ultimately advantageous in the 1976 Presidential Election.
The morning after his arrival, Ford gave a two hour speech at the Host Breakfast. At 9:30 A.M., the president briefly returned to the Senator Hotel where he was staying. Afterwards, he began walking towards the Capitol Building to meet with the governor. Along the way, he shook hands with several enthralled pedestrians. A woman in a red dress reached out to shake hands with President Ford, but out of nowhere she pulled out a Colt .45 and shot the president once in the waist and once in the chest. The president was killed instantly.
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The morning after his arrival, Ford gave a two hour speech at the Host Breakfast. At 9:30 A.M., the president briefly returned to the Senator Hotel where he was staying. Afterwards, he began walking towards the Capitol Building to meet with the governor. Along the way, he shook hands with several enthralled pedestrians. A woman in a red dress reached out to shake hands with President Ford, but out of nowhere she pulled out a Colt .45 and shot the president once in the waist and once in the chest. The president was killed instantly.
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Rockefeller has a good chance to win in 1976, with Ford being martyred, but he may have to fend off a primary challenge first.
Interesting.
"Squeaky" Fromme might get the gas chamber, if the Federal death penalty is confirmed as valid in a subsequant case to Gregg.
"Squeaky" Fromme might get the gas chamber, if the Federal death penalty is confirmed as valid in a subsequant case to Gregg.
Vice President Rockefeller was in Washington, D.C. when he heard the tragic news. The Secret Service briefed Rockefeller at approximately 10:15 AM. The Secret Service then proceeded to rush the Vice President to an undisclosed location where he was promptly sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger. At the same time, the unexpected and tragic news was only beginning to be processed by the nation.