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Encore: Presidential Assassinations | Murder for Spoils | 2

2024/8/14
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本集讲述了美国历史上两位总统——亚伯拉罕·林肯和詹姆斯·加菲尔德的遇刺事件。林肯遇刺后，他的刺客约翰·威尔克斯·布斯及其同谋者哈罗德仓皇逃窜，最终布斯被击毙，哈罗德被捕并处决。林肯遇刺事件对美国历史产生了深远的影响，包括政治、社会和国际层面。十六年后，詹姆斯·加菲尔德总统遇刺，刺客查尔斯·吉托是一位抱有狂热信仰、屡遭失败的人，他痴迷于政治，并因不满未获得政府职位而实施报复。加菲尔德总统遇刺时没有安保人员，这与林肯遇刺16年后仍未改变的总统安保现状有关。许多美国人认为，缺乏总统安保是美国民主身份的象征。加菲尔德总统的死因是败血症，而非子弹本身，这与当时医生未能采取有效的消毒措施有关。加菲尔德总统的死促进了文官制度改革，终结了腐败盛行的“战利品制度”。

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James A. Garfield's journey from a log cabin to the presidency is a captivating tale of resilience and determination. Despite growing up in poverty, Garfield's passion for learning propelled him to become a professor, college president, lawyer, and Civil War hero. His unexpected nomination and victory in the 1880 election marked a pivotal moment in his life.
  • Garfield's rise to presidency was marked by his humble origins, intellectual prowess, and unexpected nomination in a deadlocked convention.

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On April 14th, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln died hours later, shocking the war-torn nation and becoming the first President to be assassinated in office. But he would not be the last.

Sixteen years later, no action had been taken to protect the commander-in-chief. When James Garfield became president in March 1881, a disturbed and delusional former lawyer demanded a position in the new administration. Furious over his rejection, he began to stalk Garfield, determined to exact deadly revenge.

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