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An attempt on the life of a United States President.

On January 30, 1835, a house painter named Richard Lawrence attempted to shoot former military leader and then-​President Andrew Jackson, but failed. He attempted to fire with two pistols, but both misfired, and he was subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen. That marked the first attempt on the life of a sitting U.S. president.

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