The Media's Role Covering the Ronald Reagan Shooting

When President Ronald Reagan was shot on this day, March 30, in 1981, it was anything but funny. The assassination attempt by John W ... On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., shot President Ronald Reagan and several others in a failed assassination attempt. The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory of a presidency. Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981 outside the Hilton in Washington, DC, after giving a speech. His press secretary, James Brady, was more seriously ... Washington, March 30 -- President Reagan was shot in the chest today by a gunman, apparently acting alone, as Mr. Reagan walked to his limousine after ... President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel ... He joked with advisers as he was being wheeled into the operating room. On March 30, 1981, lone gunman John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in broad daylight, nearly killing him. Carter lost in a landslide to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980. ... Ohio State getting shot at 6th national title after 28-14 win over ... 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 ... On March 30, 1981, six shots were fired at President Ronald Reagan outside the ... get Reagan." Hinckley wrote he was doing this to try to ...