Sara Jane Moore attempts to assassinate US President Gerald Ford after he had made an address to the World Affairs Council in San Francisco. Moore fired two shots at the President with a .38 Special revolver, both of which missed.
Ford had survived a previous assassination attempt 17 days earlier;On January 15, 1976, Moore was sentenced to life in prison for the attempt, . On January 15, 1976, Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford. She was released on parole on December 31, 2007.