Reagan's Resolve Overcoming the Assassination Attempt

John W. Hinckley Jr. tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in Washington, D.C.. 35 Years Ago Reagan Was Nearly Assassinated · 35 years ago, John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress ... A judge ruled Wednesday that John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago, will be allowed ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by a drifter named John Hinckley Jr. The ... In 1981, then President Ronald Reagan was shot outside a hotel in downtown Washington. CBS News' Robert Costa reflects on that historic ... Six shots were fired, wounding the President, Agent Tim McCarthy, Metropolitan Police Officer Thomas Delahanty, and White House Press Secretary James Brady. As ... John Warnock Hinckley Jr., who spent 35 years in a psychiatric hospital following the 1981 shooting of President Ronald Reagan, shares his thoughts. On March 30, 1981, 70 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Though seriously injured, the ... 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 ... On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots on Reagan three months after he took office, hitting the sitting president and three ...