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Recalling Veteran Who Saved President Ford

from National Public Radio
January 17, 2011

Oliver "Billy" W. Sipple was a decorated U.S. Marine and Vietnam veteran who saved President Ford's life during an assassination attempt in 1975. The subsequent public revelation that Sipple was gay turned the news story into a cause celebre for gay activists. Dan Morain of the Sacramento Bee discusses Sipple's act of heroism.

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  • All Things Considered, January 17, 2011
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