Samuel Joseph Byck (January 30, 1930 – February 22, 1974) was an American hijacker and attempted assassin. On February 22, 1974, he attempted to hijack a plane flying out of Baltimore/Washington International Airport, intending to crash into the White House in the hopes of killing President Richard Nixon. [1] During the incident, Byck killed a policeman and a pilot, but was shot and wounded ...

The film starred Sean Penn as Bicke (the spelling was changed to avoid offending living relatives). The History Channel also ran a special on Byck entitled, "The Plot to Kill Nixon." The 9/11 Commission Report also mentioned Byck's attempt to fly a plane into the White House.

Byck had been investigated by the Secret Service in 1972 for threatening the president. No charges were brought against him. On Christmas Eve 1973, he picketed the White House as Santa Claus, carrying a sign that read, “Santa Sez: All I Want For Christmas is my constitutional rights to peaceably petition my government for redress of grievances.”

The Assassination of Richard Nixon, a feature film based on Byck, was released in 2004 and starred Sean Penn as “Sam Bicke.” Related Biographies Richard Nixon

Samuel Bicke is the villainous main protagonist in the 2004 thriller film The Assassination of Richard Nixon. Samuel is a salesman in Philadelphia with a history of short-lived jobs who decides to take extreme measures to achieve his American...

2005年1月13日 · The alienated Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) with the estranged-family dog (not Checkers) in "The Assassination of Richard Nixon." Baltimore, 1974. Sam Bicke explains and explains and explains.

A bleak and compelling drama based on a true story, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon stars Sean Penn as Sam Bicke, a frustrated little man whose life is falling apart.

In 1973, 43-year-old Philadelphia resident Sam Bicke is a down on his luck salesman who desperately wishes to reconcile with his estranged wife Marie (Naomi Watts). A constant moralizer, he states that he stopped working at the tire shop owned by his brother Julius (Michael Wincott) because he would lie to his customers.

2005年1月20日 · Sean Penn plays Sam Bicke, an ordinary guy who tried to kill Richard Nixon in 1974. (Image courtesy of ThinkFilm) In February 1974, a failed hijacking at an Ohio Airport received little attention.

In "The Assassination of Richard Nixon", Sean Penn plays Sam Bicke, a disgruntled salesman who is going through a divorce and losing his job. After seeing Nixon's policies play out, Sam takes it upon himself to assassinate the president by crashing a plane into the White House.