Lincoln didn't resign, he was assassinated. Nixon was the first and only president to resign.
He was assassinated. Lincoln was assassinated less than 2 months after taking office for his second term. When Lincoln was assassinated, his Vice President, Andrew Johnson became President. In May of 1868, Andrew Johnson was impeached; he was the first US President to be impeached. The Senate did not confirm the impeachment, and therefore he was not removed from office. Johnson left the Presidency in disgrace.
First President assassinated was Abraham Lincoln, by a pistol. First President assassinated by a rifle was John F. Kennedy.
US President Abraham Lincoln was the first US president to be assassinated. He was not the first to die in office, however. The ninth US president, President William Henry Harrison died shortly after his inauguration in 1841. John Tyler, the vice president then took over as president as per the US Constitution. The 12th US President, Zachary Taylor died in office in 1850.
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.
He was assassinated in office.
James Garfield was assassinated by Charles Gulteau.
Yes, there is an Office of the President-Elect, it was authorized by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (after JFK was assassinated).
The first US President who was assassinated was Abraham Lincoln.
James Garfield was the man.
President Abraham Lincoln. He was shot April 14, 1865, and died April 15, 1865.