The history of assassination attempts and conspiracies against American presidents spans from the early 19th century to the present day.
Andrew Jackson was the first president to be assassinated on January 30, 1835, but he survived. 4 presidents have been killed in assassination attacks.
These include Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901) and John F. Kennedy (1963).
Andrew Jackson was the first president to be assassinated on January 30, 1835, but he survived.
Three presidents have been wounded in assassination attacks, including Ronald Reagan (1981), Theodore Roosevelt (1912) and Donald Trump (2024).
American historian James W. Clark believes that most of the attempted assassinations were sane and politically active, while the Department of Justice claims that the majority were insane. Remember that threatening the US president has been a crime since 1917.
Abraham Lincoln:
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated on Good Friday, April 14, 1865 at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC at 10:15 PM. Murderer John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC.
In a speech on April 11, 1865, Lincoln supported suffrage for black people, prompting Booth to assassinate the president.
Knowing that the president would be attending Ford’s theater, Booth planned with co-conspirators to assassinate Lincoln at the theater.
The president was watching the play in his state box on the balcony when Booth entered from behind and shot Lincoln in the back of the head with a pistol, fatally wounding him, Lincoln died after nine hours in a coma. It happened at 7:22 am on April.
James A. Garfield
The 20th President of the United States, James A. Garfield, was assassinated on Saturday, July 2, 1881, at 9:20 a.m. at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station in Washington, DC. He was assassinated less than 4 months after assuming power.
The President had just arrived at the railroad train station when author and lawyer Charles J. Gateau shot him twice with a revolver.
One bullet hit the president’s shoulder and the other hit his waist. After being shot, he lived for 79 days and died on September 19, 1881.
The killer, Gato, was immediately arrested. After a highly publicized trial that lasted from November 14, 1881 to January 25, 1882, he was found guilty and sentenced to death.
He was hanged in the District of Columbia on June 30, 1882, after his appeal for pardon was rejected. The assassin regretted that he was not nominated as ambassador to France.
William McKinley
President William McKinley was assassinated on Friday, September 6, 1901, at 4:07 pm in New York. McKinley, who was attending an event, was shot twice in the stomach at close range by anarchist Leon Zulgos, who was hiding under a handkerchief.
McKinley initially appeared to be recovering, but due to gangrene around the wounds, his condition rapidly declined and he died at 2:15 a.m. on September 14, 1901.
Zolgoz, the murderer, was arrested on the spot and on September 24, after a 2-day trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to death.
Zolgosz was executed by an electric chair on October 29, 1901, at Auburn Prison.
John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m., during a presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
Kennedy was in a car with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connelly, and Connelly’s wife Nellie when he was shot.
The presidential motorcade immediately arrived at Parkland Memorial Hospital, where President Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1:00 p.m.
A man named Oswald was arrested and charged by the Dallas police for Kennedy’s murder, but he was shot and killed hours later.
The majority of Americans believe that a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy was covered up.
Ronald Reagan
On March 30, 1981, as Ronald Reagan returned to his limousine after a speech at the Washington Hilton Hotel, assassin John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at him.
By which he and 3 other people were injured. Reagan was seriously wounded by a bullet that hit him in the arm, and he also had a broken rib. However, he recovered after emergency surgery and was discharged from the hospital on April 11.
Suspect Hinckley was quickly arrested, wanting to kill Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster. Hinckley, who is mentally ill, was released from institutional psychiatric care on September 10, 2016.
President Barack Obama
Former President Barack Obama was assassinated in 2011 when a man from Idaho opened fire on the White House.
President Gerald Ford
There were two assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford in 1975. However, he survived both attacks.
President Harry Truman
President Harry Truman was shot in front of the White House in 1950. However, he survived the assassination attempt.
President Franklin Rosette
President Franklin Roosevelt was shot by an assassin in Miami in 1933. He narrowly escaped the attack, but Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was killed.
