Interesting thing about Robert Todd Lincoln

[HappyWarrior]

Presence at assassinations
There is an odd coincidence in regard to Lincoln and presidential assassinations. He was either actually present or very near by three of them.

Lincoln was invited to accompany his parents to the Ford's Theatre the night his father was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, but declined and remained behind at the White House. He was informed of the President's assassination just before midnight.
At the President James A. Garfield's invitation, Lincoln was at the Sixth Street Train Station in Washington, D.C. where the President was shot by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881 and was an eyewitness to the event. Lincoln was serving as Garfield's Secretary of War at the time.
At the President William McKinley's invitation, Lincoln was at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York where the President was shot by Leon F. Czolgosz on September 6, 1901, though was not an eyewitness to the event.
In another odd coincidence, Robert Lincoln was once saved by Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth, from possible serious injury or death. The incident happened at a railroad station in Jersey City in 1863, when Robert was traveling from New York City to Washington, and was recounted by Lincoln in 1909.

[12th Doctor]

OMG... ITS A CONSPIRACY!!!!11!  NO WAY THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN11!!!11

[PBrunsel]

Robert Lincoln amde a vow after witnessing the shooting of McKinley that he would never appear in person with another sitting president. Teddy Roosevelt probably sent him a "Thank You" card.

[HappyWarrior]

And I would like to thank Lincoln for that because Teddy is one of my two favorite presidents
:-D

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Wow, all that and you forgot this.

Here is NYC mayor William Gaynor being shot at in 1910. He would die 3 years later from the bullet. Rushing to his aid from behind is one Robert Todd Lincoln.

This might be about the most dramatic pre-1963 shooting photograph.

[HappyWarrior]

I dunno if anyone has ever realized this but does Robert Todd Lincoln in old age look like Cornol(However u spell it lol) Sanders?

[Joe Republic]

Robert Lincoln amde a vow after witnessing the shooting of McKinley that he would never appear in person with another sitting president. Teddy Roosevelt probably sent him a "Thank You" card.

Not much for keeping his vows, was he?

[HappyWarrior]

Maybe he wanted Taft dead, lord knows I would have :-)

[PBrunsel]

Let's be fair Joe,

Harding may not have been dead, but he was an incredible simulation.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Wow, I visited his home in Vermont, never getting those two hours back