How many US Presidents have been assassinated?

When a live grenade landed near President George W. Bush while he was addressing thousands of Georgians in Tbilisi's Freedom Square, in May, he joined the fraternity of U.S. presidents who have been objects of assassination attempts. read more

Assassination attempts and plots on the President of the United States have been numerous, ranging from the early 1800s to the 2010s. More than 30 attempts to kill an incumbent or former president, or a president-elect have been made since the early 1800s. read more

Much has been made of the coincidental similarities between John F. Kennedy's assassination and that of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was elected in 1860, Kennedy in 1960, both defeating incumbent vice presidents. read more

Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Sixteen years later, on September 19, 1881, President James A. Garfield was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau. Nearly twenty years after that, President William McKinley died from complications after being shot twice by Leon Czolgosz. read more

Four U.S. presidents have been assassinated while in office and many more have faced serious attempts on their lives. Andrew Jackson holds the dubious distinction of being the first sitting president to survive a serious assassination attempt, which occurred in 1835. Thirty years later, Abraham Lincoln was the first to be slain. read more