Reagan's Triumph Overcoming Adversity and Inspiring a Nation

The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory of a presidency. Ronald Reagan, the 40th president. Reagan was leaving a speech in Washington, D.C., and walking to his motorcade when he was shot by John ... President Reagan waves to the crowd immediately before being shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel ... fired six shots at President Ronald ... 1. STILL of former President Ronald Reagan, hand in the air, being pushed by Secret Service agent into car after being shot · 2. · 3. · 4. · 5. · 6. An attempted Presidential assassination shook Central Jerseyans ― and the nation ― when President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest on ... It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... We can report that shots were fired as President Reagan left the Washington Hilton hotel following that address we carried live here on CNN. The ... I really did, in U S Army uniform, as Reagan was the Antichrist. And President Reagan really deserved to be shot and even killed as then he was ... On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot a .22 caliber Röhm RG-14 revolver six times at former President Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel in ... President Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981 — 40 years ago as of Tuesday. “ ...