Reagan's Recovery From Hospital Bed to Oval Office

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: On March 30, 1981, an attempted assassin shot President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. shot US President Ronald Reagan with a 22-caliber revolver loaded with explosive charges designed to explode on contact. Hinckley believed the ... Hinckley was 25 years old when he attempted to fatally shoot Reagan outside the Washington Hilton hotel, wounding the former president. He also ... In 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded Pres. Reagan and three ... apologizes for 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan ... President Reagan passed John Hinckley, who was part of the crowd. Hinckley was able to fire six shots, all missing the president. The training of the Secret Service was in evidence when an assassination attempt was made on President Ronald Reagan in 1981, this lead to ... From the archives: NBC's John Chancellor anchors comprehensive coverage by the NBC News team of the assassination attempt on President ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was just seventy days into his first term of office when John Hinckley Jr. opened fire outside the Washington Hilton ... On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr. On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. opened fire at former President Ronald Reagan and his staff. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, ...