He as assassinated by a gunman, who shot him in the head, while he was serving as President of the United States. He did not die in the office, but he died while in office and was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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Abraham Lincoln
Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were assassinated while in office. None were assassinated -IN- the White House.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while he was in office.
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.
Yes, James A. Garfield was assassinated while he was in office.
Lincoln was assassinated while still in office. He was watching a play at Ford's Theatre.
JFK did not resign from office. He was assassinated while in office on 22 Nov 1963.
Theodore Roosevelt was a former US President and a candidate for that office when he was shot and wounded.
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 was assassinated by getting shot by a gun.