Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Wilber, Del Quentin

Rawhide down : the near assassination of Ronald Reagan / Del Quentin Wilber. - 1st ed. - New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2011. - x, 305 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Rendezvous with destiny --
The man --
Without fail --
"I'm not dangerous" --
The rope line --
2:27 P.M. --
"I can't breathe" --
The trauma bay --
STAT to the ER --
"My God. The president was hit?" --
Operating Room 2 --
A question of authority --
"I am in control here" --
The waiting room --
"What does the future hold?"

A minute-by-minute account of the 1981 assassination attempt on the fortieth president reveals how close he came to dying, in a report that pays tribute to the individuals who saved his life and oversaw national security throughout the crisis.

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9780805093469 (hbk.) 080509346X (hbk.)

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Reagan, Ronald--Assassination attempt, 1981.


Presidents--United States
Political Science
Attempted assassination

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