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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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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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Marshall Louie McKinney on Receiving Orders to Protect John Hinckley

  By Witnify • March 26, 2014 Uncategorized
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U.S. Marshall Louie McKinney remembers having to protect John Hinckley Jr. after his assassination attempt of President Ronald Reagan. McKinney explains why he had to guard the man’s life and remembers what happened when he learned Hinckley tried to hang himself.

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Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Eyewitness Accounts of Ronald Reagan’s Assassination Attempt

  By Witnify • March 26, 2014 Uncategorized
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Photographer Ron Edmonds and former secret service agent Danny Spriggs remember the day President Ronald Reagan was nearly assassinated outside the Washington Hilton Hotel hotel on March 30, 1981. They explain how they reacted to the shooting and reflect on the event 30 years later.