On September 22 , 1975 , Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in front of the St. Francis Hotel in Union Square , San Francisco by firing two gunshots at him , both of which missed . A bystander , Oliver Sipple grabbed her shooting arm after hearing the first shot , which may have caused her to miss the second shot and save Ford ’s life
attempted to assassinate
Gerald Ford assassination attempt in San Francisco
San Francisco in the 1970s