Both attempts were in California.
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An assassination means the victim dies. An assassination attempt is when the political figure survives. President Reagan's shooting by Jon Hinckley Jr. was an attempt, as were two attempts on Gerald Ford, although Ford was not injured in either case.
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Gerald Ford.
Ford escaped two assassination attempts, both by women. First on September 5, 1975, Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, pointed a gun at him but did not fire. She was convicted of attempting to assassinate the president and sentenced to life in prison. The second attempt on Ford's life occurred on September 22, 1975 when Sara Jane Moore fired one shot that was deflected by a bystander. Moore was trying to prove herself to some radical friends with the assassination of the president. She was convicted of attempted assassination and sentenced to life in prison.He escaped assassination twice
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Gerald Ford by "Sqeaky" Fromm.
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