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Killing Reagan, the violent assault that changed a presidency, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

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Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

Killing series

the violent assault that changed a presidency

From the team of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, bestselling authors of the blockbuster Killing series, now comes Killing Reagan. This page-turning epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan tells the vivid story of his rise to power -- and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after an gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Told in the same riveting fashion as Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, and Killing Patton, Killing Reagan reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic actions. In Killing Reagan, O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an unforgettable portrait of a great man operating in violent times. - PublisherJust two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Killing Reagan reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in the California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic actions

Prologue : Reagan home, Bel-Air, CA, June 5, 2004, 1:08 pm -- Convention Center Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, October 28, 1980, 9:30 pm -- Universal Studios, Hollywood, CA, September 1950, Daytime -- Yearling Row Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, CA, December 22, 1951, Morning -- Studio City, CA, March 4, 1952, 5:00 pm -- Last Frontier Casino, Las Vegas, NV, February 27, 1954, 8:55 pm -- Ardmore, OK, May 29, 1955, 6:00 am -- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, July 15, 1960, 8:00 pm -- Rotunda, State Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA, January 2, 1967, 12:11 am -- White House, Washington, DC, August 9, 1974, 7:30 am -- Dallas, TX, August 9, 1974, 5:00 pm -- Old Shadow Cabinet Room, House of Commons, London, England, April 9, 1975, Noon -- Pacific Palisades, CA, November 2, 1976, 7:30 am -- Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, CA, Summer 1976, Afternoon -- White House, April 25, 1980, 5:43 am -- Nashville, TN, October 9, 1980, 12:02 pm -- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, January 20, 1981, 11:47 pm -- Stapleton Airport, Denver, CO, March 7, 1981, 6:00 pm -- White House, Washington, DC, March 3, 1981, 1:22 pm -- Park Central Hotel, Washington, DC, March 30, 1981, 9:00 am -- House of Representatives, Washington, DC, April 28, 1981, 7:00 pm -- House of Commons, London, England, April 3, 1982, 11:19 am -- White House Oval Office, Washington, DC, April 15, 1983, 9:57 am -- White House Situation Room, Washington, DC, October 26, 1983, 1:28 pm -- Rancho del Cielo, Santa Barbara, CA, August 1, 1984, Noon -- Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO, October 21, 1984, 7:00 pm -- Washington, DC, Christmas Day, 1986, 6:00 am -- White House Cabinet Room, Washington, DC, March 2, 1987, 10:58 am -- White House Oval Office, Washington, DC, March 4, 1987, 9:00 pm -- White House Oval Office, Washington, DC, January 20, 1989, 10:00 am -- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, September 8, 1989, 11:00 am -- Los Angeles, CA, June 1994, Morning -- St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, CA, January 20, 2001, 9:05 am -- National Cathedral, Washington, DC, June 11, 2004, Noon -- Afterword -- Last word -- Sources