The Zero-Year Curse - Might Tragedy Befall the President?(the curse of Shawnee chief Tecumseh)

World and I | June 1, 2001| | Copyright

On February 7, a former IRS agent was found just outside the fence on the southwestern side of the White House, brandishing a handgun. It was reported that several wild shots were fired before Secret Service officers disabled the man by shooting him in the knee. The public was quickly reassured that although President George W. Bush was in the White House at the time, his life was never in danger.

Or was it? Several times during Bill Clinton's presidency, people scaled the fence protecting the White House. One fired an automatic weapon, and a homeless man was shot ...

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