Ronald Reagan The President Who Faced Death and Defied the Odds

On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by a drifter named John Hinckley Jr. The ... John Hinckley, 68, who shot and wounded president in 1981, hoped to play first gig as folk musician after previous show promoters pulled ... More than 40 years after he shot President Ronald Reagan and three others, John Hinckley Jr. said he's filled with remorse over his actions. John Hinckley shot and wounded Ronald Reagan and staff members as he left the Hilton Hotel. Ronald Reagan: Presidential Patient ... George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Hospital vaulted onto the ... President Reagan Assassination Attempt President Ronald Reagan, just moments before he was shot by John Hinckley WikiCommons. At 2:27 p.m. on ... John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an assassination attempt, speaks about his remorse, gun laws and the more ... The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory of a presidency. ... shot of the President waving to the crowd before getting into his limousine. “That day was the first day I was going to cover him where he ... 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 ...