Sound of gunfire carries eerie echoes of Reagan's shooting outside the same Washington hotel
When President Ronald Reagan left the Washington Hilton Hotel and headed for his waiting limousine on a gray March afternoon, he was exposed for mere seconds. That was all it took for a would-be assassin to take aim and fire.
TL;DR
- President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel.
- The assassination attempt occurred on a gray March afternoon.
- The president was exposed for only a few seconds before the shots were fired.