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stella · 06-13-2004, 01:59 AM

First of all, my condolences to the Reagan familiy.

I remember very well the day an assassination attempt on Reagan was made on March 30, 1981. Those images of him waving and then being shoved into the car by agent Jerry Parr stands out very well. Three others were also wounded.

But there is something I really hope somebody can clear up. In the assassination attempt pictures, there a rather stocky, chubby man wearing dark glasses in the background who was very close to Reagan when he was shot. Exactly who was that man? At first, I thought it was Michael Deaver. But then I heard it may be Rick Ahearn.

You can take a look at a picture at:
http://www.ronaldreagan.com/reaganpics/rr48.jpg

He is the man at the far left of the picture. Who is he?

AKA · 06-13-2004, 02:00 AM

I hate to break it to you, but this could get really controversial/poltical really fast. Don't expect this to stay open too long.

stella · 06-13-2004, 02:03 AM

Well, if someone can just answer my question, then the thread can be removed.

AKA · 06-13-2004, 02:05 AM

I'm not sure which person in the picture you're talking about. Is it James Brady?

stella · 06-13-2004, 02:08 AM

No, James Brady is one of the balding men to the left of Reagan. In the picture, the man I'm asking about is the one who is at the farthest left in the photograph. He is wearing a gray suit and glasses.

Janice · 06-13-2004, 02:17 AM

Since he's so close to Reagan....most likely a Secret Service Agent.

stella · 06-13-2004, 03:52 AM

Does he have a name?

The two men that I mentioned, Deaver and Ahearn, are not secret service agents.

Brent88 · 06-13-2004, 07:53 AM

I would have to say Secret Service Agent. I don't know his name though.

Janice · 06-13-2004, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by stella
Does he have a name?

I'm sure he has a name, but it was probably a secret.

Fleet · 06-13-2004, 02:41 PM

I don't know who that man is, but I do have two newspapers (the L.A. Times and the Daily News) from March 31, 1981, with the assasination attempt on the front page.

Fleet/Tony - - - - - (Last name is a secret.)

Kazza · 06-13-2004, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Janice
I'm sure he has a name, but it was probably a secret.

Steve M. · 06-13-2004, 08:39 PM

Don't know.

The man at the far right of the picture, by the way, is Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy. To the left of McCarthy is Washington policeman Thomas Delahunty. Both were wounded in the assassination attempt; both, like Reagan and Brady, survived.

Reagan is the only sitting President to be shot and survive. (Andrew Jackson and Gerald Ford were assassination targets, but neither were actually wounded.) Reagan was also the first President to beat the zero-year jinx - every other President elected in a year ending with zero, starting in 1840, died in office. (It was supposedly the curse of a Shawnee Indian who did it to get back at General William Henry Harrison, elected President in 1840, for the leading the U.S. Army in the Battle of Tippecanoe against the Indians in 1811.)

Janice · 06-14-2004, 03:21 AM

What happened to James Brady was awful. I wonder how he's doing today?

AKA · 06-14-2004, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Janice
What happened to James Brady was awful. I wonder how he's doing today?

I saw him his wife, Sarah, interviewed on MSNBC this past week (Wednesday, I think; the day Reagan arrived in DC).

He seemed to be doing alright. He talked a little bit about Reagan, himself, and his stance on stem cell research.

Typical of most marriages, though, Sarah did most of the talking.

Here's the Brady Center's website.

Janice · 06-14-2004, 03:33 AM

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Originally posted by AKA
I saw him his wife, Sarah, interviewed on MSNBC this past week (Wednesday, I think; the day Reagan arrived in DC).

He seemed to be doing alright. He talked a little bit about Reagan, himself, and his stance on stem cell research.

Typical of most marriages, though, Sarah did most of the talking.

Here's the Brady Center's website.

Thanks Brad. I'll check out that site. I have this image of Brady lying in a pool of blood that day. He was so wounded. It did result in the Brady Bill though.

Not that I care, but I wonder if the **** bag, John Hinkley has given any statements this week.

06-13-2004, 01:59 AM	#1
stella Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 392	Reagan assassination - man in background? First of all, my condolences to the Reagan familiy. I remember very well the day an assassination attempt on Reagan was made on March 30, 1981. Those images of him waving and then being shoved into the car by agent Jerry Parr stands out very well. Three others were also wounded. But there is something I really hope somebody can clear up. In the assassination attempt pictures, there a rather stocky, chubby man wearing dark glasses in the background who was very close to Reagan when he was shot. Exactly who was that man? At first, I thought it was Michael Deaver. But then I heard it may be Rick Ahearn. You can take a look at a picture at: http://www.ronaldreagan.com/reaganpics/rr48.jpg He is the man at the far left of the picture. Who is he?

06-13-2004, 07:53 AM	#8
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	I would have to say Secret Service Agent. I don't know his name though.
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06-13-2004, 08:39 PM	#12
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,307	Don't know. The man at the far right of the picture, by the way, is Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy. To the left of McCarthy is Washington policeman Thomas Delahunty. Both were wounded in the assassination attempt; both, like Reagan and Brady, survived. Reagan is the only sitting President to be shot and survive. (Andrew Jackson and Gerald Ford were assassination targets, but neither were actually wounded.) Reagan was also the first President to beat the zero-year jinx - every other President elected in a year ending with zero, starting in 1840, died in office. (It was supposedly the curse of a Shawnee Indian who did it to get back at General William Henry Harrison, elected President in 1840, for the leading the U.S. Army in the Battle of Tippecanoe against the Indians in 1811.)
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06-13-2004, 02:00 AM	#2
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I hate to break it to you, but this could get really controversial/poltical really fast. Don't expect this to stay open too long.

06-13-2004, 02:03 AM	#3
stella Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 392	Well, if someone can just answer my question, then the thread can be removed.

06-13-2004, 02:05 AM	#4
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I'm not sure which person in the picture you're talking about. Is it James Brady?

06-13-2004, 02:08 AM	#5
stella Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 392	No, James Brady is one of the balding men to the left of Reagan. In the picture, the man I'm asking about is the one who is at the farthest left in the photograph. He is wearing a gray suit and glasses.

06-13-2004, 02:17 AM	#6
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Since he's so close to Reagan....most likely a Secret Service Agent.

06-13-2004, 03:52 AM	#7
stella Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 392	Does he have a name? The two men that I mentioned, Deaver and Ahearn, are not secret service agents.

06-13-2004, 02:41 PM	#10
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	I don't know who that man is, but I do have two newspapers (the L.A. Times and the Daily News) from March 31, 1981, with the assasination attempt on the front page. Fleet/Tony - - - - - (Last name is a secret.)

06-14-2004, 03:21 AM	#13
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	What happened to James Brady was awful. I wonder how he's doing today?