Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan Congressional commendations for his actions, and was named one of four "Top Cops" in the U.S. by Parade Magazine. He later wrote about the assassination attempt in his autobiography, calling it both the best and the worst day of his life. Parr died in 2015 from heart failure. The following is the list of the movies dealing with the assassination attempt or portraying a portion of it: Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C., as they were leaving a speaking engagement
Death of a President (2006 film) news coverage clips and video surveillance footage surrounding the assassination of U.S. President George W. Bush in Chicago around a year earlier on 19 October 2007. The president is fatally shot by a sniper after he addresses an economic forum at the Chicago Sheraton Hotel, before which an anti-war rally had taken place. News outlets immediately begin reporting on the incident along with its political ramifications. After authorities earlier arrest and interrogate war-protesting detainees, Jamal Abu Zikri (Malik Bader), an IT professional of Syrian origin, becomes the prime suspect. Vice President Dick Cheney, now president, uses the possible al-Qaeda relationship