THE INSTANT NYT BESTSELLER 'Fascinating' - The Guardian A gripping account of the little-known plot that could have put an end to JFK's historic presidency - before it even began. From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration. Kennedy was infamously assassinated in 1963, ending his historic presidency. But what most people don't know is that JFK's story almost ended before it began - at the hands of a disgruntled.