Newseum: Woodruff and Wilber on Reagan Assassination Attempt

On Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 7.30 pm, PBS “NewsHour” senior correspondent Judy Woodruff will moderate a panel discussion on the 30th anniversary of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.  The Newseum event will feature the two men who played key roles in saving the president’s life and WaPo’s Del Quentin Wilber who recently authored a new book that provides the first detailed narrative of the day’s events.

• Jerry Parr, former Secret Service agent and head of Reagan’s security detail, who was at the president’s side when the would-be-assassin, John Hinckley, opened fire outside the hotel.