Reagan's Assassination Attempt A Defining Moment of Leadership

On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr. On March 30, 1981, 70 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Though seriously injured, the ... The causes of the mistakes in Butler, the Secret Service's biggest security failure since the 1981 attempted assassination of President Ronald ... President Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr on March 30, 1981. CNN investigative correspondent Drew Griffin reports on the ... John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan and his staff in March 1981. It was the last attack on a current or former U.S. ... 'Violence is not the way to go. Give peace a chance,' Hinckley says after former president was inches away from losing his life at ... He has previously expressed remorse for the assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton hotel on 31 March 1981, which left the then ... John Hinckley, who wounded then U.S. President Ronald Reagan and ... Following the shooting, it was widely reported that Hinckley had ... John Hinckley, the man who shot and wounded then-US President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981, has been granted unconditional release 41 years after ... The very first thing he said to the First Lady when she arrived at the hospital was, “Honey, I forgot to duck,” a reference to a one-liner used by boxer Jack ...