| Attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in Sacramento | |
|---|---|
 Ford being rushed by U.S. Secret Service from the site of the 1975 attempt on his life in Sacramento, California | |
| Location | Capitol Park Sacramento, California |
| Coordinates | 38°34′37″N 121°29′31″W / 38.57694°N 121.49194°W |
| Date | September 5, 1975 ≈10:04 am (PDT) |
| Target | Gerald Ford |
Attack type | Assassination attempt |
| Weapons | Colt M1911 .45 cal. semi-automatic pistol |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Squeaky Fromme |
| Participant | 1 |
| Motive | To set an example to those refusing to halt environmental pollution and its effects on Air, Trees, Water, and Animals (ATWA) |
On September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of the Manson Family cult, attempted to assassinate United States president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. Fromme, who was standing a little more than an arm's length from Ford, pointed a M1911 pistol at him in the public grounds of the California State Capitol building and without chambering a round in the gun, unsuccessfully attempted to fire.
After the assassination attempt, Ford continued to walk to the California state house, where he met with Governor Jerry Brown. For her crime, Fromme spent 34 years in prison and was released on August 14, 2009—two years and seven months after Ford's death. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, later received the M1911 pistol used in the assassination attempt as a gift, and the gun was put on display.