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John Warnock Hinckley, Jr. (born May 29, 1955) attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, as the culmination of an effort to impress teen actress Jodie Foster.
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On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley, Jr.
shot President Ronald Reagan and also wounded press secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and police officer Thomas Delahanty. Hinckley was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster and was suffering with a psychotic mental illness. He was found to be not criminally responsible for his actions due to that illness and confined to a psychiatric hospital.Testimony is now underway in the federal hearing that will establish whether Hinckley should be allowed extended visits to his mother's home to pave the way for his release to the community.Yesterday, Dr. Raymond Patterson, a psychiatrist who has interviewed Hinckley in recent months, testified that Hinckley may continue to have problems empathizing with others and may still be obsessive in relationships with women.Having been medical director of psychiatric hospitals with locked units and a community mental health network serving 10,000 patients, I am very familiar with decisions abo...Thirty years ago, on March 30, 1981, my father, Ronald Reagan , went to the Washington Hilton to address the AFL-CIO. After the speech, he left the Hilton by the VIP...
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