The Man Who Shot Reagan: The Case Of John Hinckley Jr.

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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After spending just over two months in office, President Ronald Reagan was adjusting to his new life as the United States Commander in Chief. On March 30th, 1981, as he was departing from a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel, President Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr., a mentally-disturbed man who attempted a presidential assassination to impress Actress Jodie Foster. Jeffrey James is a retired Supervisory Special Agent with the United States Secret Service presidential detail who served as the case manager for John Hinckley Jr. and shares details about Hinckley's life, the assassination attempt, and how the incident changed the way the Secret Service ran operations. In 1996, Jeffrey James was sworn in as a United States Secret Service Special Agent, beginning his 22-year-long career within the federal government. During his time in the Secret Service, he was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge and also served as the Liaison to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Now, he works as the President of Capitol Security Consultants, as well as the Chief of Police at Robert Morris University. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:43.1	President Ronald Reagan was adjusting to his new life as the United States commander-in-chief.
0:49.3	Just two months into his presidency, leading the nation included daily itineraries of travel,
0:52.2	speaking engagements, and security briefings.
0:59.5	On the rainy afternoon of March 30, 1981, President Reagan arrived at the Washington Hilton Hotel to deliver a luncheon address.
1:02.0	It had all gone according to plan.
1:04.3	After his remarks, President Reagan left the building, walking along a passageway known as
1:08.9	the President's Walk.
1:10.5	This was a secure path created at the
1:13.0	Hilton following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The path was designed so that the
1:18.2	president could safely and quickly access his vehicle from the hotel. A mass of people gathered
1:23.8	outside, hoping to catch a glimpse of the president as he made his way to the presidential limousine.
1:29.8	But one man, hidden among the press corps, awaited with sinister intentions.
1:39.3	I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast. John Hinkley Jr., the man responsible for the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan,
2:19.8	who has gone down in infamy as the deranged criminal who would have been responsible for the
2:25.7	fifth assassination of a United States president.
2:31.4	Hinkley was born to an affluent family in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
2:35.0	At a young age, he and his family moved to Dallas, Texas.
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