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This 3 page paper documents the attempt on President Truman's life on November 1, 1950. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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attempt on the life of Harry Truman who had been living at Blair House at the time (Silver, 2010). Why was he not living at the White House? There were
renovations going on at the time so Truman took up residence at another location (Silver, 2010). Interestingly, the stint at Blair House was extensive. The Truman family actually stayed there
from 1948 to 1952 ("FAQ: Assassination Attempt on President Trumans Life," n.d.). Blair House happened to be across the street from the White House ("FAQ: Assassination Attempt on President Trumans
Life," n.d.). This in part may have been what allowed the men to get so close to the president. The White House would have likely been much more difficult to
attack. Blair house was a hotel, and the assassins actually checked in (Benedetto, Donovan & Du Vall, 2003). Thus, they were staying in the hotel with the president. They arrived
from the Bronx, in New York, where they were active in the Nationalist movement ("FAQ: Assassination Attempt on President Trumans Life," n.d.). After the men checked into the hotel, they
spent the night without incident, but on the following day when they knew the president was inside, the pair shot up the area in an attempt to get past the
guards (Benedetto, Donovan & Du Vall, 2003). What the plan was exactly was that each of the men would approach the building from different angles and shoot their way in
("FAQ: Assassination Attempt on President Trumans Life," n.d.). Torresola was killed during the incident and one of the guards was killed as well (Benedetto, Donovan & Du Vall, 2003). Two
members of he security detail were simply wounded (Benedetto, Donovan & Du Vall, 2003). It was only Collazzo who lived and he would be punished for the attempt. Why
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