Lincoln was shot and killed by a Southern sympathizer.
His murderer supported the Confederate States of America, and believed that he would be look upon as a hero if he were to kill the President of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while he was in office.
Lincoln was shot and killed by a Southern sympathizer. His murderer supported the Confederate States of America, and believed that he would be look upon as a hero if he were to kill the President of the United States.
Lincoln was assassinated while still in office. He was watching a play at Ford's Theatre.
He was assassinated, shot in the back of the head while at a theater.
alas, mr Lincoln never got to do much as he was assassinated while still in office
Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were assassinated while in office. None were assassinated -IN- the White House.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC.
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.
He was never unelected he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, while in office in 1856
JFK did not resign from office. He was assassinated while in office on 22 Nov 1963.
They both were assassinated while in office during their presidency.
President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 was the 4th US President killed in office. Previously, Abraham Lincoln (1865), James Garfield (1881) and William McKinley (1901) had all been assassinated while serving as President.