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The 1835 Assassination Attempt on Andrew Jackson

The 1835 Assassination Attempt on Andrew Jackson

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It is January 30th, and 188 years ago today the nation was shocked by the first known assassination attempt on a sitting president of the United States. The attempt by Richard Lawrence on the life of President Andrew Jackson was, in itself, high drama, and his trial one of great attention. And yet, even an assassin turned out to be far less interesting than Washington Politics.

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