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1835 - the gun of would-be assassin Richard Lawrence misfired
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Andrew Jackson
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1861 - Plan to assassinate president on the way to his inauguration
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Abraham Lincoln
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1864 - A lone rifle shot missed the president's head by inches
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Abraham Lincoln
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1865 - president shot in fords theatre, died the next day
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Abraham Lincoln
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1881 - president shot 4 months into his term, died several weeks later
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James Garfield
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1901 - President was shot whilst visiting the Pan-American Exposition
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William McKinley
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1909 - President was nearly shot at a historic meeting between the USA and Mexico
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William Taft
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1912 - President was shot at, whilst giving a speech in Milwaukee
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Theodore Roosevelt
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1928 - An Argentinian assassination attempt was foiled on this president-elect
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Herbert Hoover
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1933 - President shot at 5 times, all bullets missed but the Chicago Mayor was killed
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1947 - A number of letter bombs were sent to the White House
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Harry S Truman
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1950 - A violent attack by two supporters of Puerto Rican independence
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Harry S Truman
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1960 - President-elect was targeted by a postal-worker who didn't like his religious beliefs
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John F Kennedy
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1963 - President shot whilst riding in a car in Dallas
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John F Kennedy
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1972 - The assassin was put-off by the strong security around the president
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Richard Nixon
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1974 - involved attempting to hijack a place, so it could be flown into the White House
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Richard Nixon
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1975 - this president has two assassination attempts in the same month
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Gerald Ford
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1979 - Secret service agents detained a man with a starter pistol, just before the President was about to give a speech
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Jimmy Carter
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1981 - President was shot by a Jodie Foster fan
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Ronald Reagan
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1993 - A car bomb was located before the president went for a ride in Kuwait
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George H W Bush
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1994 - a bad year for this president, three different plans were foiled when it came to assassination
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Bill Clinton
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1996 - The president's motorcade was diverted to avoid a bombing attempt
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Bill Clinton
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2001 - An accountant shot at the White House, while the president was inside
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George W Bush
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2005 - The would-be assassin threw a grenade, lucky for all involved it didn't go off
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George W Bush
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2009 - There was a plot to assassinate the President at the Alliance of Civilizations summit in Istanbul
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Barack Obama
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2011 - The White House was hit with several rounds from a semi-automatic rifle, the biggest casualty was a window
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Barack Obama
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2011 - A letter was sent, laced with ricin.
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Barack Obama
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