The Assassination Attempt on Ronald Reagan A Close Call

On 30 March 1981, just 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded outside the Washington Hilton by John Hinckley Jr in an assassination ... Reagan was seriously injured in the shooting, as were a Secret Service agent and DC police officer on the scene. James Brady, his press ... It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... Though it was awhile before the full story got out, the answer is, yes he was. Initially, it appeared (and was reported to the public) that ... 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. In 1981, then President Ronald Reagan was shot outside a hotel in downtown Washington. CBS News' Robert Costa reflects on that historic shooting ... It was one of those two shots that hit the president under his left arm, grazing a rib and narrowly missing his heart. The sixth shot traveled across the ... 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. Hinckley also said then that he did not “want to remember” the emotions that he experienced when he shot Reagan, Brady and the others. John Hinckley shot and wounded Ronald Reagan and staff members as he left the Hilton Hotel.