The Strength of Nancy Reagan A First Lady's Unwavering Support

Hinckley Jr. was due to be arraigned tonight in Federal District Court in Washington. He's charged with trying to assassinate a president and ... 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 ... March 30, 1981: Reagan exits a Washington, D.C., hotel when gunman John Hinckley Jr. fires. · March 29, 2016. John Hinckley Jr. shot Ronald Reagan here outside of the Hilton Hotel. He was deranged and was trying to impress actress Jody Foster. Hinckley fired six shots. Jerry Parr, head of the president's Secret Service detail, shoved a surprised Reagan into the limousine. And with that ... The last attempt to assassinate a U.S. president or presidential candidate was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was shot ... Find CBC News on ... 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 ... 35 years ago, John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster. Ronald Reagan, the 40th president. Reagan was leaving a speech in Washington, D.C., and walking to his motorcade when he was shot by John ... 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.