The Day America Held Its Breath Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

John Hinckley will be monitored for the next nine months, and if he doesn't get into any more trouble, he'll win full unconditional release from ... First ABC News Bulletin - President Reagan assassination attempt shooting - Frank Reynolds · President Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt CNN ... 03/30/1981. On March 30, 1981, President Reagan was leaving the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., where he had been talking to 5,000 members of the AFL-CIO ... John Hinckley Jr. 1981 On March 30th, an attempt to assassinate then - US President Ronald Reagan ended in an attempt. Reagan was shot by John W. Hinckley Jr. on March 30, 1981, as the president and his entourage left the Washington Hilton, where he had given a ... When President Ronald Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981, chaos ensued behind the scenes at the White House. With no real protocol in place for such a ... Reagan, 70, famously walked into the hospital before collapsing to one knee away from the cameras. He reportedly told his wife Nancy he “forgot ... President Reagan greets onlookers moments before the shooting begins. President Reagan greets onlookers just seconds before Hinkley opens fire. Press ... James Garfield was elected as the United States' 20th President in 1881, after nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. His Presidency was impactful ... WASHINGTON - On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel, along with three other ...