The Reagan Shooting The Aftermath and Legacy

It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... John Hinckley Jr. shot Ronald Reagan here outside of the Hilton Hotel. He was deranged and was trying to impress actress Jody Foster. Moreover, he'd been ... Ronald Reagan was shot ... President Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981 — 40 years ago as of Tuesday. “ ... On March 30, 1981, six shots were fired at President Ronald Reagan outside the ... Four days after the assassination attempt, Reagan and the first ... Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy takes bullets intended for President Ronald Reagan, March 30,. Richard Drew/AP Secret Service agent Tim ... Ronald Reagan: Presidential Patient ... George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Hospital vaulted onto the ... He was taken to hospital where on arrival he quipped to his wife, Nancy, “I'm sorry, honey, I forgot to duck”, then put doctors at ease in the ... Reagan recovered from the March 30, 1981, shooting, but his press secretary, James Brady, who died in 2014, was partially paralyzed as a result. John Hinckley Jr. 1981 On March 30th, an attempt to assassinate then - US President Ronald Reagan ended in an attempt.