Assassinations, threats, and the American presidency : from Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama / Ronald L. Feinman.
This book provides a background on Presidents and Presidential candidates that have been subjected to assassination attempts, or assassinations. Ronald L. Feinman explores the circumstances of each attempt; the Secret Service's response; the victims, public, and media reactions to the assassina...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2015]
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| Genre/Form: | Biographies |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book provides a background on Presidents and Presidential candidates that have been subjected to assassination attempts, or assassinations. Ronald L. Feinman explores the circumstances of each attempt; the Secret Service's response; the victims, public, and media reactions to the assassinations; as well as fifteen "might have been" Presidents. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442231221 144223122X |