The Security Failures that Led to Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

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. 1981 On March 30th, an attempt to assassinate then - US President Ronald Reagan ended in an attempt. Parr was in charge of Reagan's detail on March 30, 1981, when a young man with mental problems, John Hinckley Jr., shot the president outside ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously wounded outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr. Also wounded were. John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an assassination attempt, speaks about his remorse, gun laws and the more ... March 30, 1981 - President Reagan exits the Hilton Hotel in Washington. Hinckley is waiting for him in the crowd and begins shooting. One bullet ... wounded President Ronald Reagan and three others in an assassination attempt he hoped would earn the affection of the Oscar-winning actress he ... On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan was walking out of the Washington Hilton Hotel where he had just addressed labor leaders when the mentally ... On March 30, 1981, President Reagan was shot and rushed to surgery. In the midst of this tragedy, his cabinet had to handle a major question. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit ...