ranked Reagan eighth. 2 Since 2001, the reappraisal really took off with the publication of Reagan’s voluminous personal and professional writings that demonstrate he was a voracious reader, a prolifi c and thoughtful writer, a fully engaged mind with a clear, reasoned, and consistent ...
Hinckley, who shot Reagan and multiple others when he emptied his revolver outside a Washington, D.C., hotel in 1981, had written a letter to Foster the day of the shooting, telling her his actions were for her love. “By sacrificing my freedom and possibly my life, I hope to change ...