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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, other cameramen at the scene, all remember the sudden chaos of that day.

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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 patient. He believes Hinckley should not be left unsupervised when he leaves the hospital and questions whether Hinckley has been rehabilitated enough to join the outside world.

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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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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.

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President Ronald Reagan recalls the day that he was almost assassinated. He describes how even though others thought it was the end, he never did. Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981 while leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Reagan and three others were shot at by John Hinckely, Jr.

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