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Oliver Sipple was a U.S. Marine and Vietnam War veteran who intervened to stop an assassination attempt against President Ford in 1975. His sexual orientation was revealed by the media, causing him to sue for invasion of privacy and estrangement from his family.
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Oliver “Billy” W. Sipple was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1941. He was part of a large family — one of eight siblings — and raised by parents who were devout Baptists. Sipple had a complicated upbringing. He was dyslexic which made school difficult and he also learned early that he was gay, a fact that would have upset his religious parents. Sippl...
On Sept. 22, 1975, Oliver Sipple went out on his usual walk around the neighborhood of Union Square in downtown San Francisco. That day the streets were busier than usual as President Gerald Ford had made an appearance at a conference at the St. Francis Hotel. Throngs of crowds amassed outside to greet the president after the event. As Oliver Sippl...
According to Dan Morain, a political affairs columnist at the Sacramento Beewho has written extensively on the aftermath of Oliver Sipple’s scandal, politician Harvey Milk used Sipple’s outing as an opportunity to promote gay rights. Milk told Herb Caen, a famous local columnist, that the gay community was very proud of Oliver Sipple’s actions beca...
Although Oliver Sipple was heralded as a “gay hero,” his identity was nonetheless largely unaccepted by society and his own family. In 1984, Sipple’s lawsuit against the media was dismissed by the California Supreme Court. When a lower court discovered that plenty of people — who were mainly, of course, Sipple’s friends and colleagues in the gay co...
Oliver Sipple was a Vietnam veteran and a closeted gay man who disarmed an assassin trying to kill President Gerald Ford in 1975. His heroism was overshadowed by a media scandal that outed him and caused him great distress and isolation.
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Dec 22, 2020 · Oliver Sipple, a wounded Vietnam veteran, grabbed the arm of Sara Jane Moore as she fired at President Ford in 1975. His heroism was soon overshadowed by his homosexuality and his personal struggles.
Jun 27, 2022 · Oliver Sipple, a 33-year-old ex-Marine, tells how he prevented Sara Jane Moore from firing a gun in the direction of President Gerald Ford as he left a San Francisco hotel on Sept. 22, 1975.
Jan 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.
Feb 4, 1989 · Oliver W. Sipple, a former marine who thwarted an assassination attempt on President Gerald R. Ford, was found dead Thursday in his apartment in San Francisco. He was 47 years old.
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Sep 22, 2010 · Oliver Sipple was a gay ex-Marine who stopped an assassin's bullet from hitting President Gerald Ford in 1975. His heroism was overshadowed by his sexual orientation and his troubled life.
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