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Assassinations and assassination attempts involving U.S. presidents and presidential candidates
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Media coverage of an assassination attempt on Theodore Roosevelt
Travel back to the night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination days after the end of the Civil War
Assassination of James A. Garfield Illustration of President William McKinley being shot by Leon Czolgosz at a crowded indoor reception, with shocked onlookers and American flags in the background. Leon Czolgosz Front page of the Chicago Tribune with the headline reading Assassin kills Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson sworn in, featuring photos of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Weapon of Choice Jack Ruby in a suit and patterned tie, looking slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait from 1966. Senator Robert F. Kennedy stands smiling at a podium labeled Ambassador Hotel, surrounded by supporters and press in a crowded ballroom decorated with American flags. Andrew Jackson assassination attempt

Assassinations and assassination attempts involving U.S. presidents and presidential candidates: References & Edit History

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  • Stella Kleinman
    Stella Kleinman was an editorial intern at Encyclopædia Britannica for the summer of 2024. She plans to graduate from Brown University in 2025 with bachelor’s degrees in English and international affairs.
  • Dylan Shulman
    Dylan Shulman was an Editorial Intern at Encyclopædia Britannica in 2023 and 2024. He graduated in 2023 with a B.A. in journalism and French from the University of Maryland.
  • Aaron Wright
    Aaron Wright was an Editorial Intern at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a certificate in African American and Africana Studies.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added cross-references; updated display. Jun 11, 2026
Added media, updated with charges. Apr 27, 2026
Corrected spelling of Cole Tomas Allen's name. Apr 27, 2026
Updated with incident at the White House correspondents dinner. Apr 26, 2026
Updated with the conviction of Ryan Wesley Routh in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Sep 23, 2025
Added cross reference to Oval Office. Jul 30, 2025
Added cross-reference to political violence in the 21st century. Jun 18, 2025
List updated to include an apparent attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump on September 15, 2024. Sep 15, 2024
Media added. Jul 29, 2024
Clarified that Trump was a candidate at the time of his assassination attempt. Jul 27, 2024
New article added. Jul 25, 2024
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