Gerald Gainous

Gerald B. Gainous was a resident of Washington D.C. who climbed the fence surrounding the White House four times in 1975 and 1976 during the Ford administration.^[1]

In the first incident, which occurred November 26, 1975, he was able to walk about the grounds without being stopped for about 90 minutes.^[2] He approached the President's daughter, Susan Ford, as she was unloading camera equipment from her car, before carrying on.^[3] He was freed on probation after that incident.

Gainous claimed he was trying to gain the President's attention in order to obtain a pardon for his father who had been convicted of conspiring to import heroin.^[4]

References[]

^ "Young Man Again Caught Scaling White House Fence". Reading Eagle. August 16, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Federation of American Scientists, White House Security Review
^ Protection of the White House Complex in the Twentieth Century
^ "White House fence stunt repeated: Intruder getting familiar". Calgary Herald. August 16, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

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[1] "Young Man Again Caught Scaling White House Fence". Reading Eagle. August 16, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[2] Federation of American Scientists, White House Security Review

[3] Protection of the White House Complex in the Twentieth Century

[4] "White House fence stunt repeated: Intruder getting familiar". Calgary Herald. August 16, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

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