When Reagan Was Shot A Test of Courage and Leadership

On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot while leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. March 30, 1981 - President Reagan exits the Hilton Hotel in Washington. Hinckley is waiting for him in the crowd and begins shooting. One bullet ... 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. 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 ... It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... First ABC News Bulletin - President Reagan assassination attempt shooting - Frank Reynolds · President Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt CNN ... John Hinckley shot and wounded Ronald Reagan and staff members as he left the Hilton Hotel. On March 30, 1981, 70 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Though seriously injured, the ... 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 ... The 30th of March, 1981, the delusional John Hinckley Jr. tries to kill president Ronald Reagan. His life hangs on a thin thread at the hospital.