Reagan's Assassination A Wake-Up Call for America

President Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981 — 40 years ago as of Tuesday ... He endured a rocky four years of economic unrest and international crises that ended with his defeat to Republican Ronald Reagan. But he ... President Reagan passed John Hinckley, who was part of the crowd. Hinckley was able to fire six shots, all missing the president. On March 30, 1981, lone gunman John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in broad daylight, nearly killing him. President Reagan recovers at George Washington University Hospital from the surgery to remove the bullet from the assassination attempt. Four of ... President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel ... killed by an assailant's bullet. Reagan's life was spared thanks to ... He would have died in 1982, in Ronald Reagan's second year in office. ... John F. Kennedy, who was killed just a couple of weeks after I ... A federal judge has found Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin no longer a threat to society and ordered his release from a mental hospital. First ABC News Bulletin - President Reagan assassination attempt shooting - Frank Reynolds · President Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt CNN ... Reagan nearly died from a chest wound. Three others, including Brady, were struck by bullets from Hinckley's handgun.