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1. The first president who had an assassination attempt on him was Andrew Jackson, in 1835. The would-be assassin was Richard Lawrence. Why did he try to kill Jackson?
2. What was the verdict in Lawrence's trial?
3. One of the most famous assassinations was that of Abraham Lincoln, who was killed by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre in 1865. What day was it?
4. Lincoln's assassination was part of a conspiracy to cause the U.S. government to collapse.
5. Why were the people involved in Lincoln's assassination given a military trial?
6. James Garfield is another president who was assassinated. Charles Guiteau was the killer. Where was Garfield shot?
7. Garfield was buried near which lake?
8. How many attempts were made on Guiteau's life before he was eventually hanged?
9. William McKinley was shot in 1901 by Leon F. Czolgosz. What state was Czolgosz from?
10. What event was McKinley at when he was shot?
11. Another attempted assassination was against Theodore Roosevelt when he was trying to get a third term in office. In 1912, Roosevelt was about to give a speech when John Schrank fired a revolver at him. The bullet struck his pocket, where which two items saved his life?
12. Although he was badly bleeding, Roosevelt told his audience that, "It takes more than a bullet to kill a ______________"
13. Franklin D. Roosevelt, was almost killed by Giuseppe Zangara. Zangara was angry at what capitalism represented, and he hated people who were better off than him. He originally planned to kill which president?
14. Instead of Roosevelt, Zangara killed Anton Cermak, who was the mayor of which city?
15. Next up is Harry Truman. Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo approached the Blair House (where Truman was staying while work was being done on the White House) and tried to kill the president so they could get attention to gain independence for which country?
16. Collazo and Torresola tried to kill Truman because he didn't care about their country and didn't do anything to help it.
17. John F. Kennedy is the next president, who in November 1963 was assassinated. While driving through the streets of Dallas, in what order were the procession of cars?
18. After Oswald shot Kennedy, where was he eventually found and captured?
19. Kennedy's successor, Lyndon Johnson, was the first president to be inaugurated in the air.
20. Gerald Ford is also on the list of assassination attempted presidents, and he actually had two attempts on his life. What state did these both happen in?
21. At the second assassination attempt on President Ford, Sara Jane Moore tried to shoot and kill him because she wanted to get along with her radical friends after they found out she was an informer for which organization?
22. In 1981 the president who had an attempt on his life was Ronald Reagan. John Hinckley was the shooter. Where was Reagan shot, threatening his life?
23. In the operating room, Reagan quipped "I hope you people are all Republicans."
24. Who was the first president to request official protection?
25. What was the Secret Service originally intended to do?
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