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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
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* http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/04/obituaries/ow-sipple-47-who-blocked-an-attempt-to-kill-ford-in-1975.html
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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70e8aQ8f1c
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 15 February 2016

Oliver Sipple

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.

Further Reading/Research


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