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Assassinations

U.S. presidents that have been targets of assassination attempts

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Updated July 13, 2024, 11:37 p.m. ET
Georgian special police servicemen detain a man suspected of throwing a grenade during a speech by visiting President George W. Bush in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2005. Police raided a property in the Vashlijvari suburb of Tbilisi where the suspect was hiding, but he got away after a gunfight in which one policeman was killed, a ministry spokesman said. Dozens of police combed a nearby wood and emerged with the suspect, who was covered in blood, and put him in a police car, a Reuters witness said.
Georgian special police servicemen detain a man suspected of throwing a grenade during a speech by visiting President George W. Bush in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2005. Police raided a property in the Vashlijvari suburb of Tbilisi where the suspect was hiding, but he got away after a gunfight in which one policeman was killed, a ministry spokesman said. Dozens of police combed a nearby wood and emerged with the suspect, who was covered in blood, and put him in a police car, a Reuters witness said.
Irakli Gedenidze, Reuters
President Bill Clinton was the target of a failed assassination attempt in 1994.
President Bill Clinton was the target of a failed assassination attempt in 1994.
Al Paglione, NorthJersey.com Via USA TODAY Network
A plot to assassinate former President George H.W. Bush during his visit to Kuwait in 1993 was foiled.
A plot to assassinate former President George H.W. Bush during his visit to Kuwait in 1993 was foiled.
Barbara Reis, USA TODAY Network
President Ronald Reagan waves to the crowd immediately before being shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981.
President Ronald Reagan waves to the crowd immediately before being shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981.
Reagan Library / Handout Via Reuters
White House Press Secretary James Brady and District of Columbia police officer Thomas Delahanty lie wounded on the ground after John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981.
White House Press Secretary James Brady and District of Columbia police officer Thomas Delahanty lie wounded on the ground after John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981.
Reagan Library / Handout Via Reuters
Two separate assassination attempts were made on President Gerald Ford's life in California in 1975.
Two separate assassination attempts were made on President Gerald Ford's life in California in 1975.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade.
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Two Puerto Rican pro-independence militants attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman in 1950. The failed assassination attempt happened outside Blair House in Washington, D.C.
Two Puerto Rican pro-independence militants attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman in 1950. The failed assassination attempt happened outside Blair House in Washington, D.C.
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was shot at from outside his car in 1933, missing the president-elect but fatally wounding Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was shot at from outside his car in 1933, missing the president-elect but fatally wounding Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak.
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President William Howard Taft faced an assassination attempt in El Paso, Texas that was foiled in 1909.
President William Howard Taft faced an assassination attempt in El Paso, Texas that was foiled in 1909.
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President William McKinley died a week after being shot in 1901.
President William McKinley died a week after being shot in 1901.
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President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 while attending a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Prior there were two assassination attempts against President Lincoln in 1861 and 1864.
President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 while attending a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Prior there were two assassination attempts against President Lincoln in 1861 and 1864.
Alexander Gardner, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Via Reuters
President James A. Garfield was assassinated four months after his inauguration in 1881.
President James A. Garfield was assassinated four months after his inauguration in 1881.
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President Andrew Jackson faced a failed assassination attempt outside the Capitol Building in 1835.
President Andrew Jackson faced a failed assassination attempt outside the Capitol Building in 1835.
Lauren Witte, Clarion Ledger Via USA TODAY Network
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