Hunting the President av Mel Ayton

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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.<BR><BR>But most historians have overlooked or downplayed the many threats modern presidents have faced, and survived. Author Mel Ayton sets the record straight in his new book <I>Hunting the President: Threats, Plots and Assassination Attempts—From FDR to Obama</I>, telling the sensational story of largely forgotten—or never-before revealed—malicious attempts to slay America’s leaders.<BR><BR>Supported by court records, newspaper archives, government reports, FBI files, and transcripts of interviews from presidential libraries, <I>Hunting the President</I> reveals:<BR><ul><BR><li>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<BR><li>How the Secret Service foiled a plot by a Cuban immigrant who told co