One participant in this event was shot in the head by Leslie Coffelt, and another was shot in the chest and later had his death sentence commuted.
The target of this event said its perpetrators were "as stupid as they could be" and that he could have "organize[d] a better program than the one they put on". This action's perpetrators were inspired by the failed revolts of Pedro Albizu Campos, who was arrested after a shootout in reaction to this event. One participant in this event was shot in the head by Leslie Coffelt, and another was shot in the chest and later had his death sentence commuted. This action took place on November 1, (*) 1950 outside Blair House and was perpetrated by Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola to bring attention to the Puerto Rican nationalist movement. For 10 points, name this event which threatened the life of the 33rd President.
The target of this event said its perpetrators were "as stupid as they could be" and that he could have "organize[d] a better program than the one they put on".
attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman (accept equivalents indicating attempted killing, shooting, etc. of Truman)