Nearly 39 years after the former Manson “family” member leveled a Colt .45-caliber pistol at President Gerald R. Ford in Sacramento, one of the more intriguing pieces of evidence from the case has been made available to the public. Sacramento Police and Secret Service men handcuff Lynette " Squeaky " Fromme under a Capitol Park tree after she tried to shoot President Gerald Ford September 5, 1975.