4 American Presidents Who Took Assassination Attempts Like Champs

For most of American history, the men who attained election to the Oval Office came from a sturdy stock.

George Washington, for one, earned the nickname “Conotocarius” — which translates to “Devourer of Villages” — from Iroquois natives when he was 21 years old. Dwight Eisenhower, for another, led the Allied forces to defeat Adolf Hitler.