Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt A Tragedy Revisited

Hinckley Jr. was due to be arraigned tonight in Federal District Court in Washington. He's charged with trying to assassinate a president and ... The scene outside of the Washington Hilton moments before President Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981. Editor's note: As part of its “First ... “Reagan was shot. He survived and did well. He won re-election in a landslide,” he said. Advertisement. The last time an American president was injured in an assassination attempt was 43 years ago, when 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. shot President ... The shooter was 30-year old John Hinckley. Hinckley said that he wanted to shoot President Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster. He planned ... It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... 22-caliber revolver at the president, who had his hand raised, waving to the crowd. The bullet hit Reagan's ribcage, just inches from his heart, ... Archive video shows the moment a gunmen shot former White House ... Get more news on. UP NEXT. 'Like a bomb dropped on it': Aerial view ... The Reagan Detail was certainly not lax, six shots were fired without a ... the President was getting ready to exit the hotel. At this time, Officer. WASHINGTON (AP) — The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory ...