Who was present as each three Presidents lay mortally wounded by assassins' bullets?

Question

Note: the presidents are lincoln, mckinley, and garfield

Note: these presidents were lincoln, mckinley, and garfield.

looking for a specific name of person
yes, there was one person present at all three. WHy not kennedy? i think the mystery person was dead by then.

Answer 1

Robert Todd Lincoln, first son of Abraham Lincoln.

"Presence at assassinations"

"There is an odd coincidence in regard to Lincoln and presidential assassinations. He was either actually present or very near by three of them."

"1) Lincoln was invited to accompany his parents to the Ford's Theatre the night his father was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, but declined and remained behind at the White House. He was informed of the President's assassination just before midnight."

"2) At the President James A. Garfield's invitation, Lincoln was at the Sixth Street Train Station in Washington, D.C. where the President was shot by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881 and was an eyewitness to the event. Lincoln was serving as Garfield's Secretary of War at the time."

"3) At the President William McKinley's invitation, Lincoln was at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York where the President was shot by Leon F. Czolgosz on September 6, 1901, though was not an eyewitness to the event."

"In another odd coincidence, Robert Lincoln was once saved by Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth, from possible serious injury or death. The incident happened at a railroad station in Jersey City in 1863, when Robert was traveling from New York City to Washington, and was recounted by Lincoln in 1909."

"Robert Todd Lincoln", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Todd_Lincoln

Answer 2

If you are of the Christian faith, then you can state unequivocally, God was present at all 3 assinations.

As to President McKinley, he was at the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. The assination took place on Friday afternoon, Sept. 6th, 1901
He was greeting people. With him were the chief executive of the exposition, Mr. Milburn, Directior General Buchanan, McKinley's private secretary, George Cortelyou, and two secret service agents, Foster, and Ireland.

When he died several days later..."They stood about the foot and sides of the bed where the great man's life was ebbing away. Those in the circle were: Abner McKinley, the President's brother; Mrs. Abner McKinley, Miss Helen, the President's sister; Miss Barber, a niece, Miss Sarah Duncan, Lieutenant J.F.McKinley, a nephew; William M. Ducan, a nephew; Hon. Charles G. Dawes, the Comptroller of the Currency; F.M. Osborn, a cousin; Colonel Webb C. Hayes; John Barber, a nephew; Secretary George B. Cortelyou; Colonel W.C. Brown, the business partner of Abner McKinley; Dr. P.M. Rixey, the family physician, and six nurses and attendants. In an adjoining room sat the physicians, including Drs. McBurney, Wasdin, Park, Stockton, and Mynter.
It was now 2.05 o'clock, and the minutes were slipping away. Only the sobs of those in the circle about the President's bedside broke the awe-like silence. Five minutes passed, then six, seven, eight.
Now Dr. Rixey bent forward, and then one of his hands was raised as if in warning, The fluttering heart was just going to rest. A moment more, and Dr. Rixey straightened up, and with choking voice, said: "The President is dead."

Answer 3

The First Lady? The assassin? The head Secret Service guy? Is this a trick question or was there really somewhere there at all of them?

And what about Kennedy?