How many US presidents have been assassinated, or had assassinations attempted on them?
Four according to the “US Presidents: Lists and Records” website ( http://www.heptune.com/preslist.html ) Assassinated presidents: * Abraham Lincoln – assassinated by John Wilkes Booth * James Garfield – assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau * William McKinley – assassinated by Leon F. Czolgosz * John Kennedy – assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald Presidents who suffered attempted assassinations: * Andrew Jackson – would-be assassin: Richard Lawrence (both derringers misfired) * Harry Truman – Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola attempted to storm Blair House, residence of Truman * Gerald Ford – would be assassins: Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme and Sara Jane Moore, in two separate incidences * Ronald Reagan – shot and wounded by John W. Hinkley, J Presidents killed by the incompetence of their doctors: * George Washington – bled to death by his doctors as treatment for “inflammatory quinsy” * James Garfield – whose
“There have been multiple assassination attempts on presidents of the United States; there have been 20 attempts to kill sitting and former presidents as well as presidents-elect. Four attempts on sitting presidents have succeeded: Abraham Lincoln (the 16th president), James A. Garfield (the 20th president), William McKinley (the 25th president) and John F. Kennedy (the 35th president). Two other presidents were injured in attempted assassinations: then-former president Theodore Roosevelt and then-sitting president Ronald Reagan.” “1 Assassinations 1.1 Abraham Lincoln 1.2 James A. Garfield 1.3 William McKinley 1.4 John F. Kennedy 2 Attempted assassinations 2.1 Andrew Jackson 2.2 Theodore Roosevelt 2.3 Franklin D. Roosevelt 2.4 Harry S. Truman 2.5 John F. Kennedy 2.6 Richard Nixon 2.6.1 First assassination attempt 2.6.2 Second assassination attempt 2.7 Gerald Ford 2.7.1 First assassination attempt 2.7.2 Second assassination attempt 2.8 Jimmy Carter 2.9 Ronald Reagan 2.10 George H. W. Bu
