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Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
Allen was charged after an alleged armed attempt connected to the White House Correspondents' Dinner; the case remains pending.
Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
Routh was found with a rifle near Trump's golf course and was later convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump.
Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
Crooks fired at Trump during a Pennsylvania rally, wounding Trump and killing a rally attendee before being killed by law enforcement.
Threat Against Joe Biden
Robertson posted threats against Biden before a Utah visit and was killed during an FBI operation.
Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
Sandford tried to grab a police officer's gun at a Trump rally, later stating he intended to kill Trump.
Attempted Assassination of Barack Obama
Ortega-Hernandez fired rifle rounds at the White House intending to target Obama.
Plot Against Barack Obama
Federal authorities disrupted a plot by two white supremacists to conduct a killing spree and assassinate candidate Barack Obama.
Attempted Assassination of George W. Bush
Robert Pickett fired shots at the White House while the president was inside; he was subdued by Secret Service after a standoff.
Attempted Assassination of Bill Clinton
Duran fired at the White House, believing Clinton was among men visible on the grounds.
Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
John Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan outside a Washington hotel; Reagan survived.
Plot Against Jimmy Carter
Two men were arrested before a Carter speech, but the alleged assassination plot was never strongly substantiated.
Attempted Assassination of Gerald Ford
Sara Jane Moore fired at Ford in San Francisco; a bystander helped deflect the shot.
Attempted Assassination of Gerald Ford
Lynette Fromme pointed a gun at Ford in Sacramento, but it did not fire.
Plot Against Richard Nixon
Samuel Byck tried to hijack a plane with the aim of crashing it into the White House to kill Nixon.
Attempted Assassination of George Wallace
George Wallace was shot while campaigning and survived with permanent paralysis.
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was shot after winning the California Democratic primary.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Kennedy was fatally shot during a Dallas motorcade.
Plot Against John F. Kennedy
A reported Chicago plot against Kennedy shortly before Dallas remains debated but is often included among suspected plots.
Attempted Assassination of Harry S. Truman
Two Puerto Rican nationalists attacked Blair House while Truman was staying there.
Assassination of Huey Long
Senator Huey Long was shot at the Louisiana State Capitol by Dr. Carl Weiss; Long died two days later from his wounds.
Attempted Assassination of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Giuseppe Zangara fired at Roosevelt in Miami; Roosevelt survived, but Anton Cermak died.
Attempted Assassination of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was shot while campaigning as a third-party candidate but survived.
Plot Against William Howard Taft
During Taft's meeting with Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, an armed man was reportedly stopped near the route.
Assassination of William McKinley
McKinley was shot at close range by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and died eight days later.
Assassination of James A. Garfield
Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau and later died after prolonged medical complications.
Plot Against Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was targeted in Booth's broader conspiracy, but George Atzerodt failed to act.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln at Ford's Theatre; Lincoln died the next morning.
Attempted Assassination of Andrew Jackson
Richard Lawrence attempted to shoot President Andrew Jackson, but both pistols failed to fire.