robert todd lincoln

robert todd lincoln

Robert Todd Lincoln, the first son of Abraham Lincoln, was present, or nearby three (three!) presidential assassinations: April 14, 1845, he was at the White House while his father was shot at the Ford’s Theatre; on July 2, 1881, he witnessed James Garfield’s being shot at the Sixth Street Train Station in DC; and on September 6, 1901, he was at the Pan-American Exposition when William McKinley was shot (McKinley died about a week later).

2 Responses to “robert todd lincoln”

  1. Daniel Ted says ()

    Maybe he was the assassin.

  2. Mallie says ()

    Chuckle. A very different kind of Valentine post. The history major in me likes it very much!

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