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The assassination attempt that almost killed Ronald Reagan

On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton in one of the most dramatic assassination ...
Wall Street Journal

Washington Hilton Was Scene of Attempted Reagan Assassination

Chaos amid the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan.CONSOLIDATED NEWS PICTURES/AFP/Getty Images The Washington Hilton was the scene of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in ...
The Conversation

Why Washington’s Hilton hotel connects Reagan and Trump: when violence becomes a test of power

On March 30 1981, the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan (pictured here surrounded by a crowd of people after being shot in the lung) had already been captured by TV cameras, just a few metres ...
Yahoo

Ronald Reagan Shooter John Hinckley Speaks Out After White House Correspondents’ Dinner Incident

The man who shot President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton hotel in 1981 is speaking out following the recent shooting and alleged assassination attempt against President Donald Trump and ...
The Conversation

Another alleged attempt on Trump’s life: A political lifeline or a damaging display of weakness?

United States President Donald Trump has apparently dodged yet another bullet. Assassination attempts often make elected politicians more popular. In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot in the same ...