The Day Ronald Reagan Faced a Bullet The Aftermath Revealed

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 ... During his time out, the judge has ordered him to have no contact with the Reagan family or actress Jodie Foster, whom Hinckley said he was ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. outside the Hilton Hotel in ... “Reagan was shot. He survived and did well. He won re-election in a landslide,” he said. Advertisement. 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 ... A note written to actress Jodie Foster from John Hinckley, Jr. on March 6, 1981, just over three weeks before President Reagan was shot. Growing ... Hidden among the crowd was Hinckley, a ruddy boy who blended in so well that nobody realized he had the president in his sights. He shot at ... The president had just finished addressing a labor meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel and was walking with his entourage to his limousine ... John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an assassination attempt, speaks about his remorse, gun laws and the more ... John Hinckley Jr. shot Ronald Reagan here outside of the Hilton Hotel. He was deranged and was trying to impress actress Jody Foster.