The Impact on American Politics Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

shot US President Ronald Reagan with a 22-caliber revolver loaded with explosive charges designed to explode on contact. Hinckley believed the ... 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 ... John Hinckley shot and wounded Ronald Reagan and staff members as he left the Hilton Hotel. On March 30, 1981, lone gunman John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in broad daylight, nearly killing him. Archive video shows the moment a gunmen shot former White House Press Secretary James Brady in an attempt to assassinate then-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 ... Reagan explained what happened after his father was shot outside the Washington Hilton in 1981 — a shocking event that could have claimed the ... Hinckley was found not guilty of the shooting by reason of insanity in 1982 and ordered to live at a psychiatrist hospital. In the 2000s, ... President Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981 — 40 years ago as of Tuesday. “ ... Hinckley shot Reagan and three others in a 1981 failed assassination attempt in Washington, D.C..