Assassinations/Attempts
Only a few months into his second term, this president was shot at Ford's Theater while watching a play.
Who is Lincoln?
He was number one!
Who is Washington?
The terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 came to define his time as president.
Who is W. Bush?
The first African-American woman to serve as First Lady, she is remembered most for championing women's rights, exercise, and eating healthy food.
Who is Michelle Obama?
These two presidents were formerly actors before entering politics; bonus points if you can name both.
Who are Trump and Reagan?
In 1963, he was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald during a motorcade in Texas.
Who is JFK?
He did many great things but most notably he was our first African-American president.
Who is Obama?
At the tail end of his presidency, the Covid pandemic began.
Who is Trump?
In 2008 and 2016, she ran for president against Obama and Trump, respectively.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
These two early presidents (both of them Founding Fathers) died on the same day, July 4th, 1826.
On the campaign trail this summer (2024), his ear was grazed by a bullet during an attempt on his life.
Who is Trump?
In 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves.
Who is Lincoln?
When George Zimmerman was acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2013, he spoke from the White House about the realities of racism in this country.
Who is Obama?
One of our youngest First Ladies ever, she was known as a style icon and famously revitalized the White House rose garden before the assassination of her husband.
Who is Jackie Kennedy?
In 1994, under his government, this first White House website was launched.
Who is Clinton?
In 1981, John Hinckley Jr shot this president in an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster; he suffered a broken rib, a punctured lung, and internal bleeding but ultimately survived.
Who is Reagan?
This president single handedly pulled us out of the Great Depression with programs created under the New Deal. He lead us through most of World War II, helped establish the United Nations, and was our only 4 term president.
Who is FDR?
A crowing moment of his presidency, in 1969, the United States beat Russia to the moon.
Who is Nixon?
After her husband’s death in 1945, she served for more than a decade as a delegate to the United Nations (an institution established by her husband).
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
43 years old at the time of his win, he is still the youngest person to ever become President of the United States.
Who is JFK?
The only reason this cuddly president survived the efforts of John Schrank was because the bullet meant for his heart couldn't pass through the thick speech folded in his pocket.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
I like Ike! During his time as president, this man helped desegregate schools and created our Interstate Highway System and the Department of Health.
Who is Eisenhower?
After the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986, he had to address the nation.
Who is Reagan?
Though not our first First Lady, she would define the possibilities of the role for centuries to come, frequently offering counsel and advice to her husband, John Adams.
Who is Abigail Adams?
Before he became president, this recently-deceased, Georgia-born man owned a peanut farm.
Who is Carter?