Day One Decisions Ronald Reagan's Legacy-Defining Actions

1 Marie Craven to Ronald Reagan, 7 July 1981, Papers of Fred F. Fielding, Box 18, Supreme Court,. Folder 2, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library [hereafter ... Among Reagan's other achievements was the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice. Video Transcript ... Washington, D.C., when John Hinckley Jr., attempted to assassinate him. ... shot beneath his left arm pit, and rushed him into emergency surgery ... On 30 March 1981, Ronald Reagan was wounded by John Hinckley Jr in an assassination attempt. That day, 30 years ago, two actions saved the ... ... days) between when the President signs a document and when it is published. ... Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan signed 381 Executive orders between 1981 and ... August 11, 1941, 7046 Hollywood Blvd- Warner Bros. contract player, Ronald Reagan, attended his first Board meeting as an alternate for Heather Angel. They say that the United States has had its day in the sun, that our nation has passed its zenith. They expect you to tell your children that the American ... opened fire from his .22-caliber revolver. At the sound of the gunshots, Secret Service agents swarmed, and one of them shoved the president ... Reagan personally vouched that O'Connor's views on abortion would be acceptable to conservatives. O'Connor was unanimously approved by the ... When President Ronald Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981, chaos ensued behind the scenes at the White House. With no real protocol in place for such a ...