The Reagan Shooting A Reminder of the Importance of Presidential Protection

'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 will be monitored for the next nine months, and if he doesn't get into any more trouble, he'll win full unconditional release from ... In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. and, like Trump, survived. About the Vice President | Vice Presidents of the United States ; Walter F. Mondale, Democratic, Jimmy Carter ; George H. W. Bush, Republican, Ronald Reagan ; J. 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: ... Hinckley, now 67, shot Reagan as the president was exiting a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981. 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 ... apologizes for 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. In 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded Pres. Reagan and three ... On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan, then president of the United States, was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C., as Reagan was ... President Ronald Reagan is pushed into the president's limousine by secret service agents after being shot outside a Washington hotel, March 30, ...