The Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt A Turning Point in US History

All six of Hinckley's shots missed Reagan. While one Secret Service agent pushed Reagan into the limo, another put himself between the shooter ... On March 30, 1981, fewer than 100 days into President Ronald Reagan's first year in office, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate the president outside ... On March 30, 1981, AP photographer Ron Edmonds made pictures of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that would earn him the Pulitzer ... Former President Ronald Reagan waves and then looks up before being shoved into the President's limousine by secret service agents after being ... John Warnock Hinckley Jr., who spent 35 years in a psychiatric hospital following the 1981 shooting of President Ronald Reagan, ... On March 30, 1981 - a little over two months after taking office, Reagan was shot by a would be assassin named John Hinckley. Hinckley had no political agenda. President Reagan passed John Hinckley, who was part of the crowd. Hinckley was able to fire six shots, all missing the president. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit ... John Hinckley will be monitored for the next nine months, and if he doesn't get into any more trouble, he'll win full unconditional release from ... Would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. to be released June 15 ... A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has granted unconditional release to would-be ...