"From Washington to Trump, 45 distinguished Americans are immortalized on lists displayed in history classrooms across the United States. But as US history shows, securing a spot on this coveted list is often a roll of the dice. Four presidents in American history have been assassinated, while another four have died of natural causes while in office. Richard Nixon's infamous resignation brings the total to nine commanders in chief who didn't finish out their terms -"
"There have also been a handful of elections decided by razor-thin margins, meaning the presidency was sometimes decided by a thousand votes or less in certain states. Between vice presidents who would've assumed the presidency from potential assassinations or impeachments and candidates who just barely missed the cut, a host of different faces could've been in the Oval Office, leading us to wonder how different US history could have looked."
US presidential history contains numerous near-misses involving assassination attempts, in-office deaths, a resignation, and extremely close elections. Forty-five people have served as president from Washington through Trump. Four presidents were assassinated and another four died of natural causes while serving. Richard Nixon's resignation raised the count of presidents who did not complete their terms to nine. Several elections were decided by very small margins, sometimes by a thousand votes or fewer in particular states. Vice presidents and narrowly defeated candidates represent many individuals who almost held the presidency. Ten notable almost-presidents are identified.
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