you and your forebears built our nation now please help us rebuild it it was
now please help us rebuild it it was
now please help us rebuild it it was supposed to be a completely ordinary day
supposed to be a completely ordinary day
supposed to be a completely ordinary day the president had come to the Hilton
the president had come to the Hilton
the president had come to the Hilton Hotel to deliver a routine speech to
Hotel to deliver a routine speech to
Hotel to deliver a routine speech to members of the building and construction
members of the building and construction
members of the building and construction Union Reagan arrived at precisely 1:50
Union Reagan arrived at precisely 1:50
Union Reagan arrived at precisely 1:50 in the afternoon his speech ended to
in the afternoon his speech ended to
in the afternoon his speech ended to polite applause around 225 White House
polite applause around 225 White House
polite applause around 225 White House correspondent Sam Donaldson was covering
correspondent Sam Donaldson was covering
correspondent Sam Donaldson was covering for ABC News well I think most of us
for ABC News well I think most of us
for ABC News well I think most of us when we covered a president decided it
when we covered a president decided it
when we covered a president decided it if it was ever in public we were gonna
if it was ever in public we were gonna
if it was ever in public we were gonna be there even though that speech didn’t
be there even though that speech didn’t
be there even though that speech didn’t amount to a lot Donaldson was
amount to a lot Donaldson was
amount to a lot Donaldson was accompanied by cameraman Hank brown seen
accompanied by cameraman Hank brown seen
accompanied by cameraman Hank brown seen here with cameramen from CBS and NBC in
here with cameramen from CBS and NBC in
here with cameramen from CBS and NBC in the unofficial press area near the
the unofficial press area near the
the unofficial press area near the hotel’s VIP entrance
when the speech ended Donaldson and
when the speech ended Donaldson and brown positioned themselves in the press
brown positioned themselves in the press
brown positioned themselves in the press line hoping the president might answer a
line hoping the president might answer a
line hoping the president might answer a few questions as he walked to his
few questions as he walked to his
few questions as he walked to his limousine I would start rolling on the
limousine I would start rolling on the
limousine I would start rolling on the president coming out and that’s when Sam
president coming out and that’s when Sam
president coming out and that’s when Sam started asked the president question at
started asked the president question at
started asked the president question at the same time this lady was screaming
the same time this lady was screaming
the same time this lady was screaming out mr. Regan mr. president
and his hand goes up he looks this way
and his hand goes up he looks this way Brady was coming across and then pow pow
Brady was coming across and then pow pow
Brady was coming across and then pow pow pow pow pow
to my right about five feet away John
to my right about five feet away John Hinckley shot six times and we all
Hinckley shot six times and we all
Hinckley shot six times and we all watched the president at least I did I
watched the president at least I did I
watched the president at least I did I didn’t think he’d been hit with all eyes
didn’t think he’d been hit with all eyes
didn’t think he’d been hit with all eyes straining to see if the President had
straining to see if the President had
straining to see if the President had been shot
been shot
been shot the cameras were left to see everything
the cameras were left to see everything
the cameras were left to see everything else Brady went down more or less in
else Brady went down more or less in
else Brady went down more or less in front of me that’s something that you
front of me that’s something that you
front of me that’s something that you know you’ll never forget you don’t
know you’ll never forget you don’t
know you’ll never forget you don’t actually seem getting ahead but you see
actually seem getting ahead but you see
actually seem getting ahead but you see the blood go across the lens Charlie
the blood go across the lens Charlie
the blood go across the lens Charlie Wilson was covering for CBS I hear a
Wilson was covering for CBS I hear a
Wilson was covering for CBS I hear a couple people cheering and then what
couple people cheering and then what
couple people cheering and then what sounds like somebody had set off
sounds like somebody had set off
sounds like somebody had set off firecrackers my initial thought well
firecrackers my initial thought well
firecrackers my initial thought well that’s a very funny joke
that’s a very funny joke
that’s a very funny joke and as I see people dropping off I
and as I see people dropping off I
and as I see people dropping off I realized this is no joke Shelly fileman
realized this is no joke Shelly fileman
realized this is no joke Shelly fileman was NBC’s cameraman when Hinckley went
was NBC’s cameraman when Hinckley went
was NBC’s cameraman when Hinckley went down and started shooting I would say
down and started shooting I would say
down and started shooting I would say that I was probably around a foot and a
that I was probably around a foot and a
that I was probably around a foot and a half to two feet away from him and his
half to two feet away from him and his
half to two feet away from him and his gun the exact sequence of shots is
gun the exact sequence of shots is
gun the exact sequence of shots is difficult to determine but according to
difficult to determine but according to
difficult to determine but according to a government report the first shot hits
a government report the first shot hits
a government report the first shot hits James Brady in the forehead
the second takes down Washington DC
the second takes down Washington DC police officer Thomas Delahanty as he
police officer Thomas Delahanty as he
police officer Thomas Delahanty as he turns to locate the president delehanty
turns to locate the president delehanty
turns to locate the president delehanty is hit in the back of the neck the third
is hit in the back of the neck the third
is hit in the back of the neck the third shot strikes agent Tim McCarthy in the
shot strikes agent Tim McCarthy in the
shot strikes agent Tim McCarthy in the chest three bullets three wounded at
chest three bullets three wounded at
chest three bullets three wounded at least one of them because no one was
least one of them because no one was
least one of them because no one was wearing the customary bulletproof vest I
wearing the customary bulletproof vest I
wearing the customary bulletproof vest I didn’t wear it the president didn’t wear
didn’t wear it the president didn’t wear
didn’t wear it the president didn’t wear it McCarthy didn’t wear it I figured it
it McCarthy didn’t wear it I figured it
it McCarthy didn’t wear it I figured it was such a routine visit that it wasn’t
was such a routine visit that it wasn’t
was such a routine visit that it wasn’t necessary to wear it that day
necessary to wear it that day
necessary to wear it that day [Music]
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