Ronald Reagan A President Tested by Assassination Attempt

James Brady, the former White House press secretary shot in the head during a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, has died at 73. An attempted Presidential assassination shook Central Jerseyans ― and the nation ― when President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest on ... John Hinckley Jr. shot Brady, who lived through hours of delicate surgery and further operations over the years, but never regained normal use of his limbs and ... President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel ... Parr didn't know Reagan had been shot. But when the president ... On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., shot President Ronald Reagan and several others in a failed assassination attempt. Panelists commemorated the 30th anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Reagan on March 30, 1981. He was shot by John Hinckley, Jr ... John Hinckley, Jr. shot Reagan as the former president was walking to his limousine outside of a Washington, D.C. hotel in 1981. ARCHIVAL VIDEO: Ronald Reagan Survives an Assassination Attempt · March 30, 1981: Reagan exits a Washington, D.C., hotel when gunman John ... The last attempt to assassinate a U.S. president or presidential candidate was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was shot. 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 ...