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by krapp 1679 days ago
Yeah, nowadays, when you shoot a President from across the street, they actually die. Teddy got shot point-blank in the chest and didn't even stop his speechifying.
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In 1974, South Korean President Park Chung-Hee survived an assassination attempt while delivering an address. His wife was mortally wounded and carried away to an ambulance and he finished the speech.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mun_Se-gwang

President Park was eventually assassinated five years later.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Park_Chung-...