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1 Intro Unit “Assassinations in American History”
General overview on assassinations: Arabic word: Islamic brotherhood—killed people as “right of initiation” All assassinations are murders. Not all murders are assassinations. Best definition—The killing of a person for political purposes.

2 What do we know about American Assassinations?
Best Review: Pre Quiz over important Points 11 attacks on 10 Presidents Points of similarity Study guide items to know Fill out Pre Quiz:

3 Andrew Jackson Winter 1835 Washington, DC
Richard Lawrence—”King Richard” First recorded attempt on an American President.

4 Abraham Lincoln April 1865 JW Booth First successful attempt
Possible conspiracy?

5 James Garfield July 1881 Immigrant shooting Washington, DC
Robert Lincoln Present Charles Guiteau

6 William McKinley Sept. 1901 Buffalo, NY—Pan American Expo
Leon Czolgosz—”Fred Nieman” Robert Lincoln Present

7 Teddy Roosevelt October 1912
Milwaukee, WI—Campaigning for 1912 election John Shrank—”Dreams” he had “Bull Moose”

8 Franklin Roosevelt February 1933 Touring after 1932 election
Miami, Fl—fishing trip Mayor of Chicago—Anton Cermack Guiseppe “Joe” Zangara

9 Harry Truman November 1950—Washington, DC
Blaire House—Not staying in White House Rebels from Puerto Rico—Oscar Collazo, Griselio Torresola.

10 John Kennedy Dallas, TX—November 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald Conspiracy?

11 Gerald Ford Sept. 1975 Women involved California

12 Ronald Reagan March 1981 Washington, DC—Breakfast meeting John Hinkley
Strange reasons for shooting

13 Last Recorded attempt in 1981
Ronald Reagan John Hinkley Jr.

14 Two Assassins Killed Before Trial:
John Wilkes Booth Lee Harvey Oswald

15 Two Assassinations Believed to Be Part of a Conspiracy:
Abraham Lincoln Harry Truman

16 Two Men not actually President at time of Assassination:
Franklin Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt

17 One President with TWO attempts on his life:
Gerald Ford

18 Four Attempts were successful:
Abraham Lincoln James Garfield William McKinley John Kennedy

19 Four Points of Similarity:
All men small in stature < than three generations from Europe—Immigrant failures. Catholic Connection Personal tragedy in their own life

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