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John F. Schrank shot at President Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and was sentenced to live in mental institution in 1914.

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Failed Assassins: Would-be Presidential Shooters In History

4:15pm July 27, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

John Hinckley is being released from prison 35 years after he attempted to kill Ronald Reagan. He is one of several who aimed at a president and missed.