From Tragedy to Triumph Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

McCarthy into an ambulance after he was shot during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan outside a Washington, D.C., hotel on ... Assassination Attempt | REAGAN | American Experience PBS. On March 30, 1981, 70 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot outside the ... 35 years ago today, an assassination attempt was made on Pres. Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr. http://abcn.ws/1MC6wbN. A federal judge in Washington, DC, has granted unconditional release to would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr., who in 1981 shot then-president Ronald Reagan and ... On this date 35 years ago, President Reagan survived an assassination attempt. ... March 30, 1981: Reagan exits a Washington, D.C., hotel when ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest ... President Ronald Reagan just moments before the assassination attempt. The last attempt to assassinate a U.S. president or presidential candidate was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was shot. 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 Hinckley tried to kill President Ronald Reagan. Hinckley shot the president, and his press secretary Jim Brady. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and ...