John W. Hinckley, Jr.

…1981, a deranged drifter named John W. Hinckley, Jr., fired six shots from a .22-calibre revolver at Reagan as he left a Washington, D.C., hotel. One of the bullets entered Reagan’s chest, puncturing a lung and lodging one inch from his heart; another critically wounded Press Secretary James Brady. Rushed…

…a riveting photograph that captured John Hinckley’s attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. By the mid-1980s Salgado had begun to devote himself almost entirely to long-term projects that told a story through a series of images. By this time he also established his style: impassioned photographs grounded in great formal…

…a mentally ill 25-year-old named John W. Hinckley, Jr., discharged all six bullets in his revolver in less than two seconds. He hit three people—White House press secretary James Brady, a Washington police officer, and a Secret Service agent—before the final bullet ricocheted off the president’s limousine and struck Reagan,…

…Rye was also linked to John W. Hinckley, Jr.’s attempted assassination of U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1981. The novel remained influential into the 21st century; indeed, many American high schools included it in their curriculum. The novel has been banned numerous times because of its salty language and sexual…