Difference between revisions of "Oliver Sipple"
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Saved the life of President Ford when he diverted a gun shot aimed at him. Became a cause-celebre for LGBTQ activists when it was revealed he was gay, but his outing by the press caused him depression and he committed suicide. | Saved the life of President Ford when he diverted a gun shot aimed at him. Became a cause-celebre for LGBTQ activists when it was revealed he was gay, but his outing by the press caused him depression and he committed suicide. | ||
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| + | * http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/30/AR2006123000160.html | ||
| + | * http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/04/obituaries/ow-sipple-47-who-blocked-an-attempt-to-kill-ford-in-1975.html | ||
| + | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70e8aQ8f1c | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 15 February 2016
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1941 - 1989
Occupation
Activist
Description
Saved the life of President Ford when he diverted a gun shot aimed at him. Became a cause-celebre for LGBTQ activists when it was revealed he was gay, but his outing by the press caused him depression and he committed suicide.
