Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt A Pivotal Moment in the Cold War

... years ago, John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster ... Reagan was shot ... Within 1.7 seconds of the first shot, a baby-faced spectator in the crowd, soon identified as John W. Hinckley Jr., had emptied the chamber of ... John Hinckley, 68, who shot and wounded president in 1981, hoped to play first gig as folk musician after previous show promoters pulled ... An attempted Presidential assassination shook Central Jerseyans ― and the nation ― when President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest on ... President Reagan Assassination Attempt President Ronald Reagan, just moments before he was shot by John Hinckley WikiCommons. At 2:27 p.m. on ... 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 ... President Ronald Reagan moments before being shot by John Hinckley Jr. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images. This story is available exclusively to ... President Reagan, then 70, was shot March 30, 1981, by deranged gunman John Hinckley — a little more than two months into his first-term. On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan in a misguided attempt to attract the attention of actress Jodie Foster. As the Republican ... On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot Reagan in an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Reagan suffered a punctured lung but ...