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Presidential Assassinations

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  • contributor Doug Wead, a New York Times bestselling author, presidential historian, public speaker and philanthropist.
  • Contributor Carlton 'Danny' Springs, Senior Vice President of Global Security at The Associated Press in New York City.
  • Contributor Dr Willard Oliver, of the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University.
  • President Roosevelt outside a hotel where John Flammang Schrank shot him.
  • Image of the bullet entering Roosevelt's body.
  • Contributor Del Wilber, an American journalist and author of Rawhide Down.
  • Contributor Scott Miller, author of The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century.
  • Contributor Nancy Marion, author of many books including A History of Federal Crime Control Initiatives, A Primer in the Politics of Criminal Justice, and Crime and Criminal Justice in Ohio.
  • A doctor aides President Reagan after he's been shot with Jerry Parr and an agent nearby.
  • Bill Clinton in the white house watching football game whilst Francisco Martin Duran was outside shooting at men standing outside the White House, presuming one of them was Bill Clinton.
  • A Cessna plane crashing into South Wall of white house during an attempted assassination of President Bill Clinton.
  • Contributor Harold Holzer, one of the America's leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln.
  • Contributor Dan Emmett, former Secret Service Agent and author of Within Arm's Length: The Extraordinary Life and Career of a Special Agent in the United States Secret Service.
  • A gunman taking aim at President Kennedy.

  • Doug Wead

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    Contributor Doug Wead, a New York Times bestselling author, presidential historian, public speaker and philanthropist.

  • Carlton Springs

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    Contributor Carlton 'Danny' Springs, Senior Vice President of Global Security at The Associated Press in New York City.

  • Dr. Willard Oliver

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    Contributor Dr Willard Oliver, of the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University.

  • Roosevelt Shot

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    President Roosevelt outside a hotel where John Flammang Schrank shot him.

  • Roosevelt's Bullet

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    Image of the bullet entering Roosevelt's body.

  • Del Wilber

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    Contributor Del Wilber, an American journalist and author of Rawhide Down.

  • Scott Miller

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    Contributor Scott Miller, author of The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century.

  • Nancy Marion

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    Contributor Nancy Marion, author of many books including A History of Federal Crime Control Initiatives, A Primer in the Politics of Criminal Justice, and Crime and Criminal Justice in Ohio.

  • Aiding Reagan

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    A doctor aides President Reagan after he's been shot with Jerry Parr and an agent nearby.

  • Assassinating Clinton

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    Bill Clinton in the white house watching football game whilst Francisco Martin Duran was outside shooting at men standing outside the White House, presuming one of them was Bill Clinton.

  • Plane Crash

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    A Cessna plane crashing into South Wall of white house during an attempted assassination of President Bill Clinton.

  • Harold Holzer

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    Contributor Harold Holzer, one of the America's leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln.

  • Dan Emmett

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    Contributor Dan Emmett, former Secret Service Agent and author of  Within Arm's Length: The Extraordinary Life and Career of a Special Agent in the United States Secret Service.

  • Gunning for Kennedy

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    A gunman taking aim at President Kennedy.

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Jennifer Nie
Jennifer Nie

So excited! Doug Wead is the best! I always enjoy when Doug Wead discusses the history of Presidents past and present.