The Reagan Assassination Attempt A Lesson in Presidential Security

Hinckley was 25 when he shot and wounded the 40th U.S. president outside a Washington hotel. The shooting paralyzed Reagan press secretary James ... A federal judge approved the unconditional release of John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981. March 30, 1981​​ As he made his way to his motorcade, President Reagan passed John Hinckley, who was part of the crowd. Hinckley was able to fire six shots, all ... On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots on Reagan three months after he took office, hitting the sitting president and three ... John Hinckley, who became a household name in 1981 when he tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, is set to leave his mental hospital ... The 30th of March, 1981, the delusional John Hinckley Jr. tries to kill president Ronald Reagan. His life hangs on a thin thread at the hospital. John Hinckley Jr., the would-be assassin who almost killed President Ronald Reagan, will be freed after 35 years in a mental hospital, ... John Hinckley, Jr., fired his .22 caliber revolver with “devastator” bullets at the President and his security team. Reagan was wounded when one of the bullets ... wounded President Ronald Reagan and three others in an assassination attempt he hoped would earn the affection of the Oscar-winning actress he ... On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot Reagan in an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Reagan suffered a punctured lung but ...