1. Assassinations ‘13 Type 3

2. Recap Recap: 1) The assassin lives are meaningless/useless and thus, they need to destroy the society they find themselves in 2) Attack a person who symbolizes the majority 3) No significant others in their lives 4) No political motive

3. I) How to A) Analyze 1) Who Assassin is 2) Who (tried to) Assassinate 3) Apply the text’s motivation (i.e. type) 4) Apply the text’s explanation 5) Apply the zeitgeist a) Historical Facts & Motivation b) Historical Outcome

4. II) How to A) Analyze 1) Who Assassin is 2) Who (tried to) Assassinate Type 3: Assassin # 1

5. 2) Who (tried to) Assassinate (cont) 3) Apply the text’s motivation (i.e. type) Type

6. 4) Apply the text’s explanation 1.Assassin lives a meaningless/useless and needs to destroy the society their in -- 3. No significant others ---led --hated = is the father figure 4. No political motive -changed target on whim of

7. 2.Attacks someone who symbolizes the majority. - symbolized the political/societal/cultural norms at expense of ‘’ (quote pg 171)

8. 5) Apply the zeitgeist a) Symbol (cont) (along w/ some Historical Facts & Motivation) -Hoover cause of unemployment & soup lines = the - was coming to town - represent -America is capitalistic -Kill symbolic leader of =death of

9. 5) Apply the zeitgeist (cont) b) Historical Facts & Outcome -FDR short speech from open car & Zangara couldn’t get off a shot -other politicians, including Mayor of Chicago (Anton Cermak) head toward car -unable to see—he shoots --wounds bystanders & Cermak fatally -assassin

10. 5) Apply the zeitgeist (cont) b) Historical Outcome (cont) -capitalism continues but we do go from Hoover’s economics to FDR’s economics —believing that government should intervene as as possible in the direction of economic affairs. --advocating monetary and fiscal programs designed to increase employment and business activity.

11. 5) Apply the zeitgeist (cont) b) Historical Outcome (cont)—Hypothetical: -If FDR killed,John Nance would have taken over --Gardner more of a --wanted govt interference w/ (i.e. side ) this strike the industry & made the a viable union --wanted balanced --opposed interference that FDR executed: - scheme -economic policies

12. I) How to A) Analyze 1) Who Assassin is 2) Who (tried to) Assassinate 3) Apply the text’s motivation (i.e. type) 4) Apply the text’s explanation 5) Apply the zeitgeist a) Historical Facts & Motivation b) Historical Outcome Type 3---Assassin # 2

13. I) How to A) Analyze 1) Who Assassin is 2) Who (tried to) Assassinate -presidential at time of attempt -famed gov of Alabama 3) Apply the text’s motivation(i.e. type) Type

14. 4) Apply the text’s explanation. Chara: 4. no political motive 'to do SOMETHING BOLD AND DRAMATIC, FORCEFULL & DYNAMIC, A STATEMENT of my manhood for the world to see’ -switched targets on 2. Symbolism - symbolized the political/societal/cultural norms (pg 187 lines 6-8 under heading Motive)

15. 4) Apply the text’s explanation (cont) 1. Assassin lives a meaningless/useless and needs to destroy the society their in --hated society=kill society = --hated self—wished for "[The prosecutor] tells me he'd like society to be protected from someone like me. I would have liked it if society had protected me from myself"

16. 3. No significant others --led isolated —loss of

17. 5) Apply the zeitgeist a) Historical Facts & Motivation -Wallace gives speech in MD parking lot but being hot forgoes the bullet vest -Wallace does grin & grip & Bremer shoots 5 times -Wallace for life -wounds 3 others Alabama State Trooper Captain E. C. Dothard Dora Thompson, a Wallace campaign volunteer, & Nick Zarvos, a Secret Service agent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIU5c24hEr4

18. 5) Apply the zeitgeist (cont) a) Historical Facts & Motivation (cont) -Bremer wants to outrage the Minority Silent Minority -pg 188 Majority -Silent Majority– a phrase coined by Nixon in a November 3, 1969 speech- -an unspecified large majority of people in a country who do not express their opinions publicly but tend to be conservative in political philosophy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3K2N7FZSXc

19. b) Historical Outcome - out of race for democratic party nominee for Prez -’’ George McGovern gets nomination (pg174) -Nixon won a landslide victory in 1972, taking 49 of 50 states, vindicating his “majority” philosophy -part of Nixon’s -refers to a method of carrying states & voters in the latter decades of the 20th century and first decade of the 21st century by exploiting among white voters

20. b) Historical Outcome (cont) (pg189 & 193) -Bremer found guilty & sentenced to 63 yrs but reduced to 53 years after appeal -released after 35 years on 11/9/2007 -Probation to 2025 -Not leave state w/o permission from state -Stay away from elected officials & candidates -His diaries is what the 1976 movie is loosely based on which inspired to try & assassinate in 1981 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFCgX1COZpY&NR=1

21. 5) Apply the zeitgeist (cont) b) Historical Outcome (cont)—Hypothetical: 1) Wallace gets nomination or prevents McGovern from getting it 2) Nixon, who is at a 43% popularity at time of assassination, loses re-election bid 3) Dem win and war in ends same way but -no -no disgraced Prez Nixon & presidency -rollback on legislation under a Wallace Presidency

22. 5) Apply the zeitgeist (cont) b) Historical Outcome (cont)—Hypothetical: -no because JC used the to win presidency -no who used to win presidency