Presidential Resilience Reagan's Courage Under Fire

On March 30, 1981, Reagan was exiting the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, where he had just given a speech before members of the AFL-CIO. As he ... It marks the spot where, 40 years ago today, President Ronald Reagan was shot and injured when would-be assassin John Hinckley fired six bullets ... President Ronald Reagan is shoved into the presidential state car by secret service agents after a. Ron Edmonds/AP President Ronald Reagan is ... A federal judge has approved the unconditional release of John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981. The attempted assassination of Reagan – On March 30, 1981, six shots were fired at President Ronald Reagan outside the Hilton Hotel in ... 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. Hinckley shot Reagan and three others in a 1981 failed assassination attempt in Washington, D.C.. Hinckley fired six shots in 1981 outside a hotel in Washington in a deranged attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster, striking the then ... President Ronald Reagan is pushed into the president's limousine by secret service agents after being shot outside a Washington hotel, March 30, ... The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan happened on Monday, March 30, 1981, 69 days after becoming President.