1. Operation: Assassination
We need your help to save the President!

2. Washington 10:32:
URGENT:
The Secret Service has received
several reports from the CIA and FBI
warning of upcoming attempts on
the President’s life. It is unclear
whether the would-be assassins are
foreign or domestic, or when exactly
the attempt will take place.

3. YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
Review the files on past
assassinations and assassination
attempts on US presidents to look
for patterns and commonalities.
Write a report listing and
explaining these patterns, and
advising the Secret Service on
how to best defend the President
from this threat. Your
report should be completed ASAP.

4. Task Write a report for Chief Reidy in which you:
Give a brief summary of each of the four assassinations covered in the files.
Provide an analysis of the historical evidence, pointing out similarities and differences in the four situations.
Make recommendations to the Secret Service for keeping the current President safe from would-be assassins.
Your report should be typed in Times New Roman size 12 font and double-spaced. Please follow the format given here.
your report to
Process | Filing Cabinet

5. Process
Review the information provided in the Filing Cabinet about assassinations and assassination attempts on U.S. Presidents.
Fill in the chart with information gathered from your reading.
File a report with Chief Reidy explaining the patterns you have found and making recommendations for the President’s safety.
Task | Filing Cabinet

6. Filing Cabinet
All of the files you need to fill in the chart are accessible from here. Use this information wisely – and remember:
this is FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.
Lincoln | McKinley | Kennedy | Reagan
Task | Process

7. Lincoln Basic Overview of Facts Assassination Archive
Trial of Lincoln Conspirators
Filing Cabinet

8. McKinley
Overview
News Articles
Filing Cabinet

9. Kennedy That Day in Depth Assassination Information Center
Filing Cabinet

10. Reagan
Assassination Attempt
Trial of Assassin
Filing Cabinet