The Legacy of Ronald Reagan A President's Influence

John Hinckley does his best to impress Jodie Foster by firing a few rounds at President Ronald Reagan. He hits Reagan in the armpit, and nearly kills Brady ... ... was over, he rushed outside to get a shot of the President waving to the crowd before getting into his limousine. “That day was the first day I ... It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... Reagan was wounded when one of the bullets ricocheted off of the limousine, striking him under the left armpit. Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service ... John Hinckley Jr., who shot Ronald Reagan, set to be unconditionally released on June 15 ... Hinckley, now 67, shot at Reagan as the president was ... 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 ... Ronald Reagan (1981, by John Hinckley Jr.) is the only sitting U.S. president to have been injured in an assassination attempt. Theodore Roosevelt (1912, by ... The shooter was 30-year old John Hinckley. Hinckley said that he wanted to shoot President Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster. He planned ... My day to address the Bldg. & Const. Trades Nat. Conf. A.F.L.-C.I.O. at the Hilton Ballroom—2 P.M. Was all dressed to go & for some reason at ... 40 YEARS AGO TODAY: On March 30, 1981, an attempted assassin shot President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. The gunman said ...