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Plotting to Kill the President : Assassination Attempts from Washington to Hoover /

"A history of plotters, would-be assassins, and individuals who have threatened the lives of American presidents from Washington to Hoover and the story of the guards, agents, and officers who protected them"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ayton, Mel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Guarding the early presidents -- The first attack on an American president -- The antebellum presidents -- Protecting Abraham Lincoln -- The reconstruction presidents -- James Garfield's assassination and Chester Arthur's "near miss" -- The attempted assassination of Benjamin Harrison -- The plots to kill Grover Cleveland -- The anarchists and William McKinley -- The assassination attempts against Theodore Roosevelt -- Targeting William Howard Taft -- The stalking of Woodrow Wilson -- Harding, Coolidge, and the Secret Service -- The Argentinean plot to assassinate Herbert Hoover -- Afterword: notoriety, the copycat effect, and the presidential secrecy. 
520 |a "A history of plotters, would-be assassins, and individuals who have threatened the lives of American presidents from Washington to Hoover and the story of the guards, agents, and officers who protected them"--  |c Provided by publisher 
520 |a "Since the birth of our nation and the election of the first president, groups of organized plotters or individuals have been determined to assassinate the chief executive. From the Founding Fathers to the Great Depression, three presidents have been assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley. However, unknown to the general public, almost all presidents have been threatened, put in danger, or survived "near lethal approaches" during their terms. Plotting to Kill the President reveals the numerous, previously untold incidents when assassins, plotters, and individuals have threatened the lives of American presidents, from George Washington to Herbert Hoover. Mel Ayton has uncovered these episodes, including an attempt to assassinate President Hayes during his inauguration ceremony, an attempt to shoot Benjamin Harrison on the streets of Washington, an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt at the White House, and many other incidents that have never been reported or have been coveredup. Ayton also recounts the stories of Secret Service agents and bodyguards from each administration who put their lives in danger to protect the commander in chief. Plotting to Kill the President demonstrates the unsettling truth that even while the nation sleeps, those who would kill the president are often hard at work devising new schemes."--  |c Provided by publisher 
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