Скачать или смотреть Ronald Reagan Jr on His Father's Would-Be Assassin: John Hinckley's Possibility of Freedom

30 years ago, John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. Throughout the years, Hinckley has been given more freedom, including visits to his mother (who is 86 years old) and other freedoms such as going to the movies at a public theater on his own. His lawyers are currently trying to ask for even more, perhaps indefinite freedom. Ronald Reagan's son, Ron Reagan, speaks about the issue to Chris Matthews.

John Hinckley's motive for trying to assassinate President Reagan was to impress and get the attention of actress Jodie Foster, whom he had seen in the movie, Taxi Driver (a movie which was also about a psychopath who tries to assassinate the President). Foster was not nearly as well known of an actress as she is today -- she was only 14 years old when the movie was filmed. The story of John Hinckley and the motives of his attempted assassination propelled Foster to the world spotlight instantly.

Funny Note: At the 2:25 mark, it appears Chris Matthews forgets his lines, or has trouble reading the teleprompter.

Hardball With Chris Matthews, MSNBC
Dec 1, 2011