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Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
The Cameramen Who Witnessed the Shooting

  By Virginia Choi • June 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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American news anchor Sam Donaldson and his cameraman Hank Brown recall being by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981 outside the Washington Hilton Hotel where John Hinckley, Jr. tried to assassinate him. They discuss the events that led up to the shooting. Shelly Fielman and Charlie Wilson, … Continue reading

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Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Reagan’s Son on John Hinckley

  By Virginia Choi • June 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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John Hinckley’s assassination attempt on U.S. President Ronald Reagan was on March 30, 1981 and Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity. 30 years later, Ronald Reagan Jr., son of the former president, speaks in 2011 on his concerns over Hinckley’s recent increases in freedoms as a psychiatric … Continue reading

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Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster on Her Ties to Reagan Assassination Attempt

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • June 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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“I feel very young…” Watch Jodie Foster’s press conference on April 2, 1981 following John Hinckley’s assasination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.  Hinckley, who began stalking Foster at Yale University shortly after she appeared in the 1976 film “Taxi Driver.” He claimed that his attempt on Reagan’s life was a … Continue reading

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Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
RFK Shooting Victims Support Conspiracy Theory

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • June 3, 2014 Uncategorized
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Rob Beemer and Paul Schrade were both injured during the fatal shooting of Robert F. Kennedy by Sirhan Sirhan in a Los Angeles hotel on June 5, 1968. Beemer, producer on the documentary, “Conspiracy Test: The RFK Assassination,” discusses the audio tape that has rekindled conspiracy theories on the presence of … Continue reading

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Betty Ford
Gerald and Betty Ford’s PostMortem Commemoration of Reagan

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • June 3, 2014 Uncategorized
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In an interview with Larry King, former president and first lady, Gerald and Betty Ford, lament the death of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. Betty Ford expresses empathy for her fellow former first lady, and describes Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s love story as “one of the … Continue reading

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Benigno Aquino Jr.
‘Ninoy’ Aquino’s Interview Moments Before Assassination

  By Paul Hardart • May 30, 2014 Uncategorized
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Heartbreaking footage of former Filipino Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino’s final interview before getting off the plane that took him back from exile to his home country. Though he was wearing a bullet-proof vest, he was assassinated the moment he stepped off the plane on August 21, 1983. Aquino had spent seven … Continue reading

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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

  By Sarah Dejak • April 30, 2014 Uncategorized
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The assassination of John F. Kennedy on Friday, November 22, 1963 shocked the nation. JFK was riding in a presidential motorcade with First Lady Jackie Onassis, the governor of Texas, and the governor’s wife when he was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. Scroll through the photo gallery to relive the … Continue reading