The Economic Legacy of Ronald Reagan Before and After the Assassination Attempt

President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel ... He joked with advisers as he was being wheeled into the operating room. 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 ... John Hinckley shot and wounded Ronald Reagan and staff members as he left the Hilton Hotel. It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the youngest to die. Of Irish descent, he was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. President Reagan waves to the crowd immediately before being shot in an assassination attempt after exiting Washington Hilton Hotel. John Hinckley, Jr., accused assassinate of President Reagan, sits in the back of this motioned vehicle outside the federal court in DC shortly ... In 1981, then President Ronald Reagan was shot outside a hotel in downtown Washington. CBS News' Robert Costa reflects on that historic shooting ... Clip: Season 24 | 2m 50s. On March 30th, 1981, President Reagan was shot. Aired 10/31/2011 | Rating NR. Sign in to add to My List. American Experience ... Reagan was seriously injured in the shooting, as were a Secret Service agent and DC police officer on the scene. James Brady, his press ...