How many USA presidents were assassinated?

... 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. Of the fifteen presidents and former presidents targeted, four (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy) were killed. 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

Four presidents have died by gunfire while in office, and another six nearly perished in assassination attempts. That's almost one-quarter of them. Four presidents have died by gunfire while in office, and another six nearly perished in assassination attempts. read more

During the history of the United States, eight presidents have died in office. Of those eight, four were assassinated and four died of natural causes. In all eight cases, the Vice President of the United States took over the office of presidency as part of the United States presidential line of succession. 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