The Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt A Story of Survival and Resilience

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 ... 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 ... On March 30, 1981, Reagan was exiting the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, where he had just given a speech before members of the AFL-CIO. As he ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by a drifter named John Hinckley Jr. The ... When Parr realized that President Reagan had been shot, he told the driver to head for George Washington Hospital. President Reagan underwent surgery to have a ... On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots on Reagan three months after he took office, hitting the sitting president and three ... John Warnock Hinckley Jr., who spent 35 years in a psychiatric hospital following the 1981 shooting of President Ronald Reagan, ... A series of stunning photos show the moment when gunfire rang out toward President Ronald Reagan. Credit: The Associated Press file photo. icon ... From the archives: NBC's John Chancellor anchors comprehensive coverage by the NBC News team of the assassination attempt on President ... John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American musician who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel ...