Presidential Courage Reagan's Leadership During a National Crisis

'Violence is not the way to go. Give peace a chance,' Hinckley says after former president was inches away from losing his life at ... John Hinckley Jr. said he doesn't remember what he was feeling when he fired the shots that wounded Ronald Reagan and three others. Author: ... John Warnock Hinckley Jr., who spent 35 years in a psychiatric hospital following the 1981 shooting of President Ronald Reagan, shares his thoughts. Hinckley, Jr. shot Reagan as the former president was walking to his limousine outside of a Washington, D.C. hotel in 1981. He also shot former ... (BuzzFeedNews) -A federal judge ordered Wednesday that John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate former President Ronald Reagan ... In 1981, President Ronald Reagan became the first incumbent president of the United States to survive being struck by a would-be assassin's bullet. Archive video shows the moment a gunmen shot former White House Press Secretary James Brady in an attempt to assassinate then-President ... 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 ... John Hinckley Jr. said he doesn't remember what he was feeling when he fired the shots that wounded Ronald Reagan and three others. Author: ... On March 30, 1981, President Reagan was shot and rushed to surgery. In the midst of this tragedy, his cabinet had to handle a major question.