The Test of Character Reagan's Assassination Attempt and its Aftermath

President Reagan waves to the crowd immediately before being shot ... fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan outside... Read more. 35 Years Ago Reagan Was Nearly Assassinated · 35 years ago, John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress ... 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 this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr. On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots on Reagan three months after he took office, hitting the sitting president and three ... The causes of the mistakes in Butler, the Secret Service's biggest security failure since the 1981 attempted assassination of President Ronald ... Reagan was wounded when one of the bullets ricocheted off of the limousine, striking him under the left armpit. Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service ... NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — John Hinckley Jr. , who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, ... John Hinckley Jr., the would-be assassin who almost killed President Ronald Reagan, will be freed after 35 years in a mental hospital, ... 1. STILL of former President Ronald Reagan, hand in the air, being pushed by Secret Service agent into car after being shot · 2. · 3. · 4. · 5. · 6.