Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan from the door of his car into the hotel without public access. At George Washington University, the Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine was established in 1991. During the 2010–2011 renovation done in preparation for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, installed a sound and photo diorama depicting the assassination attempt, and visitors are warned of startling gunshot effects. Jerry Parr, who was inspired to become a Secret Service agent in childhood after seeing the 1939 film "Code of the Secret Service" starring Ronald Reagan, received
Ronald Reagan upcoming centenary of Reagan's birth. Independence Day 2011 saw the unveiling of another statue to Reagan—this time in the British capital of London, outside the U.S. embassy in Grosvenor Square. The unveiling was supposed to be attended by Reagan's wife Nancy, but she did not attend; former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took her place and read a statement on her behalf; further to the former First Lady's absence, President Reagan's friend and British prime minister during his presidency, Baroness Thatcher, was also unable to attend due to frail health. Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan (; February 6, 1911June 5,