The Legacy of Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

... President Ronald Reagan. Phil Cianciola looks back at that day ... President Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton. X. ronald reagan ... ... President Ronald Reagan. In a court hearing Wednesday, an attorney for Hinckley asked a D.C. federal judge to promptly schedule a hearing on ... WASHINGTON - On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel, along with three other ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously wounded outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr. Also wounded were. President Reagan, then 70, was shot March 30, 1981, by deranged gunman John Hinckley — a little more than two months into his first-term. 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 ... President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest on Monday, March 30, 1981, by John W. Hinckley Jr., 25. But, Reagan wasn't the only victim. On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley tried to kill President Ronald Reagan. Hinckley shot the president, and his press secretary Jim Brady. On March 30, 1981, 70 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Though seriously injured, the ... John Hinckley, Jr. shot Reagan as the former president was walking to his limousine outside of a Washington, D.C. hotel in 1981.