History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2255 short lesson, about 20 seconds
An Assassination Attempt
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The idea
On March thirtieth, nineteen eighty-one, Reagan survived an assassination attempt by a mentally unstable young man, John Hinckley, the Yawp records.
In practice
Public support swelling for the president in his hospital bed, as the Yawp describes.
Where people slip
The Yawp says the sympathy helped carry his tax bill through Congress with significant Democratic support.
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