Of the four US Presidents assassinated in office, two were in their first terms of office : James Garfield in 1881 and John F. Kennedy in 1963.
The other two, Abraham Lincoln (1865) and William McKinley (1901) were in their second terms when killed.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated James Garfield was assassinated William McKinley was assassinated Franklin D. Roosevelt died suddenly in the midst of his 4th term John F. Kennedy was assassinated Richard Nixon resigned (before he was going to be impeached)
Lincoln, McKinley (assassinated), and Nixon (resignation)
No. Reagan, for example, was shot during his term in office, though he wasn't killed.
JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963 which was during his first term.
5 of the first 10 presidents were re-elected for a second term.
killed during the first term
If he was assassinated during his first term, would he make it to his second? Think before you ask questions please...
Abraham Lincoln
William Henry Harrison (died of pneumonia and pleurisy)Zachary Taylor (died of acute gastroenteritis)Abraham Lincoln (assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in his second term)James A. Garfield (assassinated by Charles Julius Guiteau)William McKinley (assassinated by Leon Frank Czolgosz in his second term)Warren G. Harding (died of a heart attack)Franklin Delano Roosevelt (died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his fourth term)John F. Kennedy (assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald)Richard M. Nixon (resigned)
There have been more than 5-- four were assassinated, four died of natural causes and one resigned for a total of nine who did not complete their term.
Lincoln and McKinley were assassinated during their second terms. Franklin Roosevelt died a natural death in his fourth term. All of the other presidents who died in office, died in their first terms.
Pierce was not assassinated. He served out his full term and died years later of natural causes.