In an effort to build goodwill t Show more Hoover, like Roosevelt above, also had an attempted assassination after he was elected but before he was sworn in. In an effort to build goodwill towards Central and South America, Hoover went on a ten nation tour.
Theodore Roosevelt. Before a speech, John Schra Show more At the time of this attempt, Roosevelt was not the President, but had been and was campaigning again for the Presidency. Before a speech, John Schrank shot Roosevelt in the chest. Since his wound was not severe, Roosevelt went on to give his speech before receiving medical treatment. Schrank would later be found legally insane after claiming William McKinley had told him to kill Roosevelt. The William Howard Taft Presidency.
Upon receiving word that he had won the election, Lincoln made plans to travel to D. Show more This is likely the most convoluted attempt on the list.
Also during this time, numerous states had seceded from the Union and it was feared Maryland could soon follow. This was especially problematic as nearly every railway line to D. Fearing disruption to this vital railway line, a railway executive hired the Pinkerton Detective Agency to discover any threats against it.
After the plot was conveyed to Lincoln, his schedule was altered and he passed safely through in the night. Scholars still debate if there was actually a plot against Lincoln, or if Pinkerton read too much into the talk of the town. Andrew Jackson. Despite being armed with two pistols, neither would fire. Jackson de Jackson defended himself and beat Lawrence with his cane. Lawrence would eventually be found not guilty by reason of insanity. Footer Menu. Contact Us St. Louis Public Library. Website Feedback.
Ford survives an attempt on his life in Sacramento, California. The assailant, a petite, red haired, freckle-faced young woman named Lynette Fromme, approached the president while he was walking near the California Capitol and raised a. The British medical journal The Lancet published a On February 15, , a deranged, unemployed brick layer named Giuseppe Zangara shouts "Too many people are starving! On January 30, , Andrew Jackson becomes the first American president to experience an assassination attempt.
Richard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter, approached Jackson as he left a congressional funeral held in the House chamber of the Capitol building and shot at Only four months into his administration, President James A. Garfield is shot as he walks through a railroad waiting room in Washington, D.
His assailant, Charles J. Would-be Nixon assassin Samuel Byck blamed political corruption, and Nixon in particular, for his marital and financial problems. Arthur Bremer, who first stalked Nixon before targeting Governor George Wallace, was a disgruntled busboy and janitor and a failure in his personal relationships.
John Hinckley, another failure, lived in the shadow of his successful father. The president lingered for more than two months before finally dying. The president's assassin, Charles Guiteau, was a mentally disturbed man who had stalked Garfield for weeks in a deluded attempt to secure federal employment.
He was arrested immediately after shooting the president. After a swift trial, Guiteau was executed by hanging on June 30, The bullets didn't immediately kill McKinley. He lived another eight days, succumbing to gangrene caused by the wound. Czolgosz, a self-proclaimed anarchist, was attacked by others in the crowd and may have been killed had he not been rescued by police. He was jailed, tried, and found guilty on September He was executed by electric chair on October His last words, according to reporters who witnessed the event, were, "I am not sorry for my crime.
I am sorry I could not see my father. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, , as he drove past crowds of onlookers that lined the streets of downtown Dallas during his motorcade from the airport. Kennedy was struck once in the neck and once in the back of the head, killing him instantly as he sat beside his wife Jackie. Texas Gov. John Connally, traveling with his wife Nellie in the same convertible, was wounded by another bullet.
The accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, had staged his assault from the sixth floor of the Texas State Book Depository building, which overlooked the motorcade route.
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