Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency

By Ronald L. Feinman

This book provides a background on Presidents and Presidential candidates that have been subjected to assassination attempts, or assassinations. Ronald L. Feinman explores the circumstances of each attempt; the Secret Service's response; the victims, public, and media reactions to the assassinations; as well as fifteen "might have been" Presidents.

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Andrew Jackson at the U.S. CapitolChapter 2: Abraham Lincoln at Ford¿s TheatreChapter 3: James A. Garfield at the D.C. Railroad StationChapter 4: William McKinley at the Buffalo Pan American ExpositionChapter 5: Theodore Roosevelt at the Milwaukee Gilpatrick HotelChapter 6: Franklin D. Roosevelt at Miami Bayfront ParkChapter 7: Huey P. Long at the Louisiana State CapitolChapter 8: Harry S Truman at Blair HouseChapter 9: John F. Kennedy at Dealey PlazaChapter 10: Robert F. Kennedy at the Los Angeles Ambassador HotelChapter 11: George C. Wallace at Laurel, Maryland Shopping CenterChapter 12: Richard M. Nixon and the Baltimore Airport IncidentChapter 13: Gerald R. Ford at Sacramento and San FranciscoChapter 14: Ronald Reagan at the Washington Hilton HotelChapter 15: Late 20th Century Presidents and Assassination ThreatsChapter 16: 21st Century Presidents and Assassination ThreatsChapter 17: 15 ¿Might Have Been¿ Presidents in HistoryChartsSelected Bibliography