prof. feinman: he is the first president we know what that had any problems with assassination threats. there were three cases. there was the case of a young man who punched him in the nose in 1833. it is our first example. booth, the father of the lincoln assassin, who writes a threatening letter to jackson in 1835. his handwriting has been authenticated. he himself was a one on after. this is three years before john looks booth is born. -- john wilkes booth is born. it makes you wonder if it is genetic. there were a lot of jewels back in those days. times?y prof. feinman: about six times he was involved in a gunbattle, jackson. figure, aery meteoric person who made people furious. he had a contentious time in office. that is what may be caused in that we wouldm have the situation of people threatening his life. in this case, it was only on paper. then there is richard lawrence who actually came to the capital after a funeral. jackson was there. actually went ahead and had two pistols on him and h

prof feinman: it began when i was in college. i had to write a paper and i chose the lincoln assassination. i was fascinated by it. the following year, the kennedy assassination took place. ever since, i have been interested in it. i have done interviews with various groups, and lectures. two years ago, roman littlefield asked me to write a book. here i am semiretired. i figured, why not yucca assad me out and i said yes. they sort me out. brian: you start with andrew i was pleased to say us. jackson.

prof feinman: it began when i was in college. i had to write a paper