That his is not an imaginary danger is shown by the fact of the well-known scheme to assassinate Lincoln on his way to the seat of the Government, and also by the fact that either the President or the Vice-President has died in office so many times in the recollection of men now living.
Hoar references historical attempts on presidential lives to illustrate the real dangers of presidential succession issues.
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