The Reagan Assassination Attempt A Defining Moment in American History

On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. opened fire at former President Ronald Reagan and his staff. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, ... Reagan was seriously injured in the shooting, as were a Secret Service agent and DC police officer on the scene. James Brady, his press ... President Ronald Reagan and his press secretary were shot by a young man trying to impress Jodie Foster on March 30, 1981. President Ronald Reagan, an actor turned politician, was just a little over 60 days in office when he left the Washington Hilton on Monday ... Historian Adam IP Smith revisits the dramatic moment when Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr in Washington DC, ... He was shot by John Hinckley, Jr., as he left a lunch-time event at the Washington Hilton hotel, becoming the only serving U.S. president to ... ... years ago, John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster ... Reagan was shot ... A federal judge on Wednesday granted John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, “full-time covalescent leave” from St. On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots on Reagan three months after he took office, hitting the sitting president and three ... In 1981, then President Ronald Reagan was shot outside a hotel in downtown Washington. CBS News' Robert Costa reflects on that historic ...