A Nation on Edge The Day Ronald Reagan Was Shot

President Ronald Reagan is pushed into the president's limousine by secret service agents after being shot outside a Washington hotel, March 30, ... (CNN) - Tuesday marks ... ... president or presidential candidate was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was shot. Hear from reporter Lem Tucker, who witnessed that shooting and ... On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot Reagan in an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Reagan suffered a punctured lung but ... On March 30, 1981, fewer than 100 days into President Ronald Reagan's first year in office, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate the president outside ... 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 ... The Chronicle's front page from March 31, 1981, covers the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and the wounding of three other men. A series of stunning photos show the moment when gunfire rang out toward President Ronald Reagan. Credit: The Associated Press file photo. icon ... 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 ... 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 ...