When a President's Life Was on the Line The Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt

President Ronald Reagan and his press secretary were shot by a young man trying to impress Jodie Foster on March 30, 1981. Hinckley, now 67, shot Reagan as the president was exiting a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981. John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in a failed assassination attempt, was fully released from court restrictions on Wednesday. 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 was shot while leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. President Reagan waves to the crowd immediately before being shot in an assassination attempt after exiting Washington Hilton Hotel. On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot Reagan in an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Reagan suffered a punctured lung but ... President Reagan greets onlookers moments before the shooting begins. President Reagan greets onlookers just seconds before Hinkley opens fire. Press ... On March 30th, 1981, President Reagan was shot. March 30, 1981 - President Reagan exits the Hilton Hotel in Washington. Hinckley is waiting for him in the crowd and begins shooting. One bullet ...