Reagan's Leadership in Crisis The Assassination Attempt

WASHINGTON - On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel, along with three other ... John Hinckley, Jr. shot Reagan as the former president was walking to his limousine outside of a Washington, D.C. hotel in 1981. 'Violence is not the way to go. Give peace a chance,' Hinckley says after former president was inches away from losing his life at ... NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — John Hinckley Jr. , who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, ... The shooter was 30-year old John Hinckley. Hinckley said that he wanted to shoot President Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster. ... He planned the ... In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. and, like Trump, survived. On March 30, 1981, President Reagan was shot and rushed to surgery. In the midst of this tragedy, his cabinet had to handle a major ... It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded when attacked on the streets of Washington, D.C. by John Hinckley Jr. In 1981, then President Ronald Reagan was shot outside a hotel in downtown Washington. CBS News' Robert Costa reflects on that historic ...