Three presidents murdered in the span of just 36 years. The third of them, William McKinley, died this day in 1901. He had been shot eight days before while while greeting well-wishers in Buffalo, NY. The Civil War hero and former governor of Ohio was 58 (more) 
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There had been death threats against McKinley. Five days before he was shot, the Washington Post reported of an alleged murder plot; the president laughed it off. Here's an excerpt from "Under This Roof," the 2015 book by WWR's Paul Brandus:
There had been death threats against McKinley. Five days before he was shot, the Washington Post reported of an alleged murder plot; the president laughed it off. Here's an excerpt from "Under This Roof," the 2015 book by WWR's Paul Brandus:
In 2017, a #CSPAN survey of historians ranked McKinley the 16th best president. His best quality: "Relations with Congress;" his worst: "Pursued Equal Justice for All"
McKinley's murder put Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt in the White House. At 42, TR (shown here en route to his swearing in) became the youngest president in American history. The assassination also caused the Secret Service to begin guarding presidents full-time
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