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Ford Assassination Archive

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Ford Assassination Archive
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Amateur photographer and history buff Terence J. Cox saw history in the making on 22 September 1975 in San Francisco and did what any aspiring photographer would do - point and shoot. The result of that historical day is contained in this archive. According to newspaper clippings, Cox was standing only a mere 10 feet away from the would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, a previous FBI informant in the Patty Hearst kidnapping whose attempt on President Ford's life was an attempt to get back in the good graces of her violent revolutionary friends. Archive includes: (1) Two original photos signed by Ford taken moments before the shots rang out. First 8'' x 10'' color photo, with the St. Francis Hotel in the background, is inscribed ''To Terry Cox, best wishes, Gerald R. Ford.'' The second 8'' x 10'' color photo, also signed by Ford, is mounted to brown matting with a plaque at the bottom; it can easily be removed without harming the photo. (2) Four 8'' x 10'' black and white photos and three 3.5'' x 5'' color photos of the scene after the shooting happened. (3) A typed letter signed by President Ford on White House stationery dated 17 November 1976 to Mr. Cox. The letter is auto-penned and then signed above it. Letter reads in part, ''Dear Mr. Cox…Long after the hard work and hurried pace of these past weeks are forgotten, I will remember the generous encouragement and goodwill which were extended to me and my entire family by our fellow Americans. It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of our great country, and I will never forget this wonderful privilege.'' Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. (4) Signed photocopy of a newspaper article on the assassination attempt. Lot also includes numerous newspaper clippings. Exceptional first person account bearing multiple signatures of the President who survived.