Ford family watches Sacramento assassination attempt news coverage image A6332-04

Following the September 5, 1975 10:04 am PST attempt on U.S. President Gerald Ford's life by cultist Charles Manson Family member Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme in Sacramento, California, Ford returned back to Washington D.C.. Shown in the above image: President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford and sons Jack and Steve watch the 11:00 pm EST[1] (8:00 pm PST) television news coverage of the attempt on the President's life from the second floor residence in the White House.