The Motive Revealed Why Reagan Was Targeted

WASHINGTON - On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel, along with three other ... He has previously expressed remorse for the assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton hotel on 31 March 1981, which left the then ... Former President Ronald Reagan waves and then looks up before being shoved into the President's limousine by secret service agents after being ... Reagan explained what happened after his father was shot outside the Washington Hilton in 1981 — a shocking event that could have claimed the ... In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. and, like Trump, survived. Clip: Season 24 | 2m 50s. On March 30th, 1981, President Reagan was shot. Aired 10/31/2011 | Rating NR. Sign in to add to My List. American Experience ... On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots on Reagan three months after he took office, hitting the sitting president and three ... wounded President Ronald Reagan and three others in an assassination attempt he hoped would earn the affection of the Oscar-winning actress he ... The last time an American president was injured in an assassination attempt was 43 years ago, when 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. shot President ... John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an assassination attempt, speaks about his remorse, gun laws and the more ...