Assassin Fallout - Weekend Recap 05-03-26
About this episode
The episode discusses the assassinations of four U.S. presidents and the survival of others from assassination attempts.
Four presidents were killed while in office: • Abraham Lincoln (1865) Shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre just days after the Civil War effectively ended. The timing alone makes it feel like history couldn’t wait to pivot. • James A. Garfield (1881) Shot by Charles J. Guiteau. Garfield didn’t die immediately. He lingered for weeks, and many historians believe poor medical treatment contributed to his death as much as the bullet did. • William McKinley (1901) Shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition. Another delayed death, another moment where medicine lagged behind the crisis. • John F. Kennedy (1963) Shot in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald. This is the one that never really settled into history. It still hums in the background of American culture like an unresolved chord. ________________________________________ Presidents Who Survived Assassination Attempts A longer list, and in some ways, a more revealing one. • Andrew Jackson (1835) The first attempted assassination of a sitting president. The attacker’s guns misfired. Jackson reportedly responded by beating the man with his cane. Not exactly a Secret Service moment. •…
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Jackson
Topics covered
- assassination
- U.S. presidents
- historical events
- medical treatment
- American history
Keywords
- assassination
- presidents
- history
- medical treatment
- U.S. history
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