mates and went as far as to arrange meetings for him.

After graduating high school his father was constantly pressuring him to attend college like his older brother and sister had done. John’s interest was in music and

Reagan was making an appearance at the Hilton hotel just down the street from Hinckley’s apartment. It was a cold and rainy day and John was standing out in it with a concealed .22 pistol. At 2:25 p.m., as President Reagan walked out John dropped himself into a crouched position and squeezed off six shots in less than three seconds. The first bullet struck Jim Brady, the President’s Press Secretary, above the left eye- the second shot hit police officer Tom Delahanty in the neck- the third was his only clear miss striking a wall behind the president- the fourth bullet found Tim McCarthy, a Secret Service agent, in the stomach while he was providing a human shield- the fifth bullet hit the limousine window which saved Reagan’s life because it was bulletproof- and the final round ricocheted off the back bumper of the limousine, underneath the door striking President Reagan under the left arm. The final shot splintered the president’s seventh rib and ricocheted past his heart and into his lung. No one was killed but four people were injured including Jim Brady who suffered extensive brain damage. President Reagan was in intensive care for a day but surgery went well and was released soon.

John moved back home but it didn’t take long for his father to put a time limit on it. Jack originally said that John was to be out by the end of March, but heated arguments forced Jack’s hand and he kicked him out three weeks early. John left and the next time that he talked to his parents was from a jail cell in Washington D.C., twenty-three days later (March 30, 1981). That morning he wrote a letter to Jodie Foster, which began, “There is a definite possibility that I will be killed in my attempt to get Reagan. It is for this reason that I’m writing you now.” He went on to say that he loved her very much and that he couldn’t wait any longer to impress her, and would give up Reagan if he could just have her. He closed “I’m asking you to please look into your heart and at least give me the chance, with this historical deed, to gain your respect and love. I love you forever, John

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