Ronald Reagan The Assassination Attempt and Its Aftermath

President Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981 — 40 years ago as of Tuesday. “ ... On 30 March 1981, just 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded outside the Washington Hilton by John Hinckley Jr in an assassination ... On March 30, 1981, 70 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Though seriously injured, the ... Six shots were fired, wounding the President, Agent Tim McCarthy, Metropolitan Police Officer Thomas Delahanty, and White House Press Secretary James Brady. As ... The training of the Secret Service was in evidence when an assassination attempt was made on President Ronald Reagan in 1981, this lead to ... President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel ... Parr didn't know Reagan had been shot. But when the president ... John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an assassination attempt, speaks about his remorse, gun laws and the more ... Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be ... John Hinckley, Jr. shot Reagan as the former president was walking to his limousine outside of a Washington, D.C. hotel in 1981. John Hinckley shot and wounded Ronald Reagan and staff members as he left the Hilton Hotel.