The year was 1981. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan
was shot after leaving a speaking engagement in Washington, D. C. The
quick action of the Secret Service and medical professionals saved the
president's life. Mere days after his near-death experience, Reagan's
personal strength propelled him back into his presidential duties.
Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing Reagan, with
characteristically gripping storytelling, this story explores the events
of the day Reagan was shot. From the scene of the shooting and the
dramatic action of the Secret Service, to the FBI's interrogation of the
shooter, the life-saving measures of the medical professionals and the
president's extraordinary recovery, this is a page-turning account of an
attempted assassination and its aftermath.
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