Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan

President Reagan was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt in Washington, D.C.

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Date: March 30, 1981
President: Ronald Reagan
Category: Crisis Response
Era: Cold War Era
Source Type: Historical Record

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