Hunting the President: Threats, Plots and Assassination Attempts, Part 1: FDR

History Unplugged Podcast · Jan 22, 2019 · 45m

In American history, four U.S. Presidents have been murdered at the hands of an assassin. In each case the assassinations changed the course of American history.

But most historians have overlooked or downplayed the many threats modern presidents have faced, and survived. In this podcast series we will be looking at the largely forgotten—or never-before revealed attempts to slay America’s leaders.

Such incidents include:

How an armed, would-be assassin stalked President Roosevelt and spent ten days waiting across the street from the White House for his chance to shoot him

How the Secret…