Marine Veteran Oliver Sipple Saved The President (And It Ruined His Life)

26/09/2025 17 min

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Episode Synopsis

1970s America was a changing place. Many old ways of thinking were slowly going out while many new ways were on their way in. But one man was caught in the transition of American social attitudes. Oliver "Billy" Sipple was a wounded Marine Corps Vietnam veteran who decided to go on a walk one day, and it would change his life forever when he made a decision to save the life of President Gerald Ford. Thanks for watching! Let me know what else you'd like to learn about!