When Tragedy Struck The Ronald Reagan Assassination 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 ... The year was 1981. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot after leaving a speaking engagement in Washington, D. C. The quick action of ... Reagan recovered from the March 30, 1981, shooting, but his press secretary, James Brady, who died in 2014, was partially paralyzed as a result. ... President Ronald Reagan made it home from the Washington Hinton Hotel alive. The ripples of that March morning can still be felt years later ... 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, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by a drifter named John Hinckley Jr. The ... 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 ... On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot a .22 caliber Röhm RG-14 revolver six times at former President Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel in ... On 30 March 1981, Ronald Reagan was wounded by John Hinckley Jr in an assassination attempt. That day, 30 years ago, two actions saved the ... President Ronald Reagan is pushed into the president's limousine by secret service agents after being shot outside a Washington hotel, March 30, ...