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History Extra podcast

Assassinations that shaped US history

History Extra podcast

Immediate Media

History

4.34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump earlier in July, historian Adam Smith speak to Matt Elton about previous attempts to kill political leaders in the United States – and how these events changed the nation. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

New Series, those about to die only on prime video.

0:04.0

Let the game spagge!

0:06.0

Win or lose.

0:08.0

All must fight to survive.

0:09.0

My son, sure then you can fight.

0:11.0

Enter the arena of the Gladiators, starring Anthony Hopkins.

0:15.5

Nothing is more important than our beloved role.

0:18.4

From the Director of Independence Day.

0:20.8

The moment is upon us.

0:22.4

Kill or be killed.

0:25.0

Those about to die.

0:27.0

Watch now only on Prime Video.

0:30.0

Welcome. Welcome to the History Extra Podcast,

0:37.0

Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine.

0:44.7

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania earlier in July

0:49.8

made headlines across the world and of course sent shock waves through the United States.

0:56.0

But as troubling as the shooting was, it's far from the first time that a US president has faced a specter of such violence.

1:04.0

To explore the longer history of presidential assassinations and assassination attempts,

1:10.0

and the ways in which they've shaped the course of US history.

1:13.0

Matt Elton caught up with Adam Smith,

1:15.6

Professor of United States politics and political history

1:19.0

at the University of Oxford,

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