The Reagan Assassination Attempt A Test of Leadership and Resilience

On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., shot President Ronald Reagan and several others in a failed assassination attempt. John Hinckley Jr., the would-be assassin who almost killed President Ronald Reagan, will be freed after 35 years in a mental hospital, ... On March 30, 1981, 70 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Though seriously injured, the ... The last time an American president was injured in an assassination attempt was 43 years ago, when 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. shot President ... Reagan recovered from the March 30, 1981, shooting, but his press secretary, James Brady, who died in 2014, was partially paralyzed as a result. 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 injured by a single bullet, and through the Miller Center's Ronald Reagan Oral History Project, members of his administration recall their thoughts ... shot Reagan, White House press secretary James Brady and two officers outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981, less than two months into ... On March 30, 1981, lone gunman John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in broad daylight, nearly killing him. President Ronald Reagan and his press secretary were shot by a young man trying to impress Jodie Foster on March 30, 1981.