This article lists assassinations and assassinationattempts on incumbent and former presidents and presidents-elect, but not on those who had not yet been elected president.
Throughout American history, there have been 17 direct assaults against presidents and presidential candidates. Five of those incidents resulted in death.
Former President Donald Trump survived two assassinationattempts in 2024, putting him in a club that no one wants to join. While four presidents have been assassinated in office, none have...
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This list includes incidents involving the assassination of a U.S. president or presidential candidate as well as attempts that resulted in injury. Read more about political violence in the U.S. in the 21st century.
Here’s a brief history of assassinationattempts on the lives of presidents and presidential candidates. Four presidents have been killed by assassins. This list is by no means exhaustive.
As the fallout of this past weekend’s events unfolds, here’s what you need to know about ten other failed attempts to assassinate an American president or presidential candidate.
Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated, shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, as he and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, attended a special performance of the comedy “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.
This article lists assassinations and assassination attempts on incumbent and former presidents and presidents-elect, but not on those who had not yet been elected president.