John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. He fired six shots at the president outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Hinckley, who suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, tried to kill Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster. On the day of the shooting, he wrote to Foster, “Jodie, I would abandon this idea of getting Reagan in a second if I could win your heart and live out the rest of my life with you.” Reagan survived the shooting, went on to win a second-term, and lived until 2004. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has been at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in D.C. since 1982.
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