In March of 1981, John Hinckle Jr.attempted to assassinate United States President Ronald Reagan. President Reagan (1)____________________. One of the bullets entered the president's left lune. His security men rushed him to the hospital where doctors operated on him for two hours. Reagan recovered rapidly and was back in the White House after a few weeks. The gunman was a young man from a well-to-do family. (2)______________________. The letter was addressed to Jody Foster a young movie actress. In the letter he explained that he wanted to shoot the President in order to impress Miss Foster and make her pay attention to him. The police later discovered that Hinckley had a history of emotional problems.
