Assassination!: The Brick Chronicle Of Attempts On The Lives Of Twelve US Presidents - Plot & Excerpts
He dropped out of high school and worked various short-term jobs before joining the army at age twenty-four. During his two-year stint, he received training in firearms and explosives. Byck married in 1957, and had four children. But his inability to hold a steady job and his failed business ventures put a strain on his marriage. In late 1968, Byck applied to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a $20,000 loan to start a business selling tires out of a brightly painted remodeled school bus. Then, in 1969, Byck committed himself to a psychiatric hospital for a month of inpatient treatment for anxiety and depression. While there, he received notice that his loan from the SBA had been denied. He was diagnosed with manic-depressive illness. Rather than see mental illness as the root of his problems, Byck became convinced that, like millions of other poor Americans, he was the victim of a hopelessly corrupt political system.
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