US Presidents Who Died in Office

Preview · 8 questions

• 01·Which US President holds the record for the shortest term, dying of pneumonia just 31 days after his 1841 inauguration?
• 02·This former general, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready," died in 1850 from a stomach illness only 16 months into his presidency.
• 03·Who was the first US President to be assassinated, shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in 1865?
• 04·This president's death in 1881, weeks after being shot by a disgruntled office seeker, led to reforms in the US civil service system.
• 05·Which president was assassinated by an anarchist at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, in 1901?
• 06·This president's term was marked by the Teapot Dome scandal. He died of a heart attack in 1923 before the full extent of the corruption was public.
• 07·Who is the only US President to have served more than two terms, dying of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1945 near the end of World War II?
• 08·This president's assassination in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963 is one of the most pivotal moments in modern US history.