
Richard Lawrence attempted to kill U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1835.
The Plumb Memorial Library at 65 Wooster Street in Shelton will be offering a special program on the history of failed assassination attempts on the Presidents throughout history with Professor Jason Scapaticci on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.
While most Americans are familiar with several recent attempts on president’s lives, our history is full of lesser known plots on the lives of the Commander in Chief. This lecture will explore the fascinating stories around this little known part of Presidential history.
Jason Scappaticci is from Manchester, CT where he works as Director of New Students and First Year Programs at Manchester Community College. He is also active in local politics and is currently serving in his third term on the Manchester Board of Education. He earned a BA in history from Utica College and an MA in American Studies from Trinity College in Hartford. He has a number of lectures on historical topics and has traveled through many towns of the state to give the lectures for senior centers, libraries and historical societies.
He has also been invited to speak at the Old State House in Hartford and has been published in Connecticut Explored magazine. He also presented an in depth look at the fateful Titanic voyage at the Plumb Library over the summer.
This presentation is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. Registration is required.
This can be done by calling the Plumb Memorial Public Library at (203) 924‑1580 or visiting our website at: sheltonlibrarysystem.org.