President Reagan shot

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Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Sofia Ahlberg (Uppsala University), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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Attempts, Assassinations, Executions

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Date of occurrence 1981-03-30

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United States (Location)

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On 30 March, President Reagan was shot and seriously wounded in Washington, D.C. Reagan was hit by one of the six shots fired. The bullet bounced off the bullet-proof limousine and entered the President’s chest, lodging itself an inch from his heart. Reagan won plaudits for his heroics in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. He walked into George Washington University Hospital under his own power. Moreover, Reagan joked with hospital staff as he was being treated. His staff leaked to the press everything that had been said and done. The media coverage was resoundingly favourable. Also seriously wounded in the attack were a Secret Service agent, a policeman, and Press Secretary James Brady. John Hinkley Jr., a mentally unstable drifter, was arrested on the scene. He declared that he…

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "President Reagan shot". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3726, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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