The Legacy of Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

In 1981, then President Ronald Reagan was shot outside a hotel in downtown Washington. CBS News' Robert Costa reflects on that historic ... shot Reagan, White House press secretary James Brady and two officers outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981, less than two months into ... 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 ... A federal judge on Wednesday granted John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, “full-time covalescent leave” from St. 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 ... WASHINGTON (AP) — The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory ... Hinckley, now 67, shot Reagan as the president was exiting a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981. (Reuters) - A federal judge was expected on Wednesday to grant John Hinckley, the man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan and three ... John Hinckley Jr. had poked a .22 calibre revolver through a crowd of people on Florida Walk, Washington DC, and fired six shots at the recently inaugurated US ... On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., shot President Ronald Reagan and several others in a failed assassination attempt.