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  1. Plans to assassinate Richard Nixon. After a short relationship ended and he quit both of his jobs, on March 1, 1972, Bremer began his Assassin's Diary with the words "It is my personal plan to assassinate by pistol either Richard Nixon or George Wallace.

  2. Apr 13, 2023 · On May 15, 1972, Arthur Bremer shot presidential candidate George Wallace five times at a Maryland rally. And once his diaries were published while he was behind bars, it became clear that he also wanted to assassinate Richard Nixon.

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  3. In early 1972 President Richard Nixon was stalked by his would-be assassin Arthur Bremer. Bremer wanted to do “something bold and dramatic, forceful and dynamic. A statement of my manhood for the world to see.”

  4. Jul 16, 2024 · It might not have happened at all had Wallace's shooter, Arthur Bremer, succeeded in doing what he originally set out to do in mid-April 1972 — gun down U.S. president Richard Nixon during a...

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  5. Dec 1, 2015 · Alabama Gov. George Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer at a campaign rally in Laurel, Md., in May 1972. He kept a diary of the 10 weeks he spent stalking, first, President Richard Nixon, then...

  6. Mar 22, 2024 · He had first set his eyes on President Nixon. He had even followed the President to Ottawa but eventually gave up on the plan when he found the security tightening around his target. Once Nixon was out of the picture, Bremer turned his attention towards George Wallace, who, at that point, was known for being vocal about his racist policies.

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  8. May 12, 2022 · Two men seized the shooter, a fame-seeking loner from Milwaukee named Arthur Bremer. Shocked onlookers crowded around as reporters began relaying news of the assassination attempt across the...