Richard Paul Pavlick | |
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| Born | February 13, 1887 Belmont, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1975 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Postal worker |
| Known for | Unsuccessful plan to assassinate president-elect John F. Kennedy in December 1960 |
| Criminal charge | Ruled mentally ill, ultimately released in December 1966 |
Richard Paul Pavlick (February 13, 1887 – November 11, 1975) was a retired postal worker[1] from New Hampshire who stalked Senator and U.S. president-elect John F. Kennedy, with the intent of assassinating him. On December 11, 1960, in Palm Beach, Florida, Pavlick positioned himself to carry out the assassination by blowing up Kennedy and himself with dynamite, but delayed the attempt because Kennedy was with his wife Jacqueline and their two young children.[2] He was arrested before he was able to stage another attempt.[3]
- ^ Oliver, Willard; Marion, Nancy E. (2010). Killing the President: Assassinations, Attempts, and Rumored Attempts on U.S. Commanders-in-Chief: Assassinations, Attempts, and Rumored Attempts on U.S. Commanders-in-Chief. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313364754.
- ^ Hunsicker, A. (2007). The Fine Art of Executive Protection: Handbook for the Executive Protection Officer. Universal-Publishers. ISBN 9781581129847.
- ^ Russo, Gus; Molton, Stephen (2010). Brothers in Arms: The Kennedys, the Castros, and the Politics of Murder. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781608192472.