Ronald Reagan speaking about assassination attempt

[stupididiot61]

I think it is a shame what politics has become, members of congresses and parliaments just insulting each other and acting childish.

Reagan was different, he had only kind words to say about others, even about the man who tried to kill him (note he said "the young man who did this" and not "the crazy jackass who did this").

[PatriotConservative1]

does anybody know what year this interview was from?

[ChrisIIIcube]

@PatriotConservative1 January 1990 :)

[Eye2EyeIIIV]

Great interview!

...although, the "pope" does not forgive sins - only G-D can do that

[thefightmaster3000]

President Reagan kicked ass!

R.I.P. Ronald Reagan, you will be missed.

[rwross300]

President Reagan was the last 'true class act leader' this country has had!! Thanks for this video!!!

[masterjoseph8]

Reagon's the best! Wish we had someone like him again!

[loyaldude10]

@masterjoseph8 ---amen to that. This coming from a lifelong Democrat. There was no one like "The Gipper".

[pastortonyr]

Why on earth anyone would dislike this video is beyond me! Shame on you 19 Dislikes!

[lander4545]

@pastortonyr The dislikes aren't "thinking on all cylinders"! :)

[kekojonez787]

wow i didn't know he almost died

[StaggerLeee]

He was a class act. Best President ever. Mr. President, you are missed.

[Mackynut13]

He seems like he was such a sweet and caring man, he's missed

RIP President Reagan

[movitmovit]

you guys need another one of him down there...

[dukeheat]

This guy was a true American. He was honest, smart, friendly, and just an overall nice and good man. Some may disagree, but he did what he could to strengthen the economy. He limited the government and gave power and money to the people. This is what we need now. Why should the government get all the money and power when they do not make better decisions and are not smarter than the people. Tax decrease increases spending and production which could again improve economic stability.

[mockingmashpotato]

god bless reagan and god bless america

[brawy1]

Mr. Reagan -- you were without a doubt, my favorite President.

[elangelphoto]

Yes we love you and miss you Sir.

[ScottSingsTheSongs]

Amen! He's the best. I flew out to his public casket viewing in DC and it was the most inspirational thing I have ever done. We love you Ronald Reagan.

[kindofscary]

When my friends and I talk about presidents, they usually say Abe Lincon was the best president. But I always say Reagan, God bless you Reagan!

[streiff100]

Interesting, forgiving his accuser, another man that year did the same thing, Pope John Paul II.

[streiff100]

The very best Gipper, Ronald!

[deathproof70throbit]

The presedent prayed? don't tell anyone, some one might get offened.

[weaselsuit]

Fascinating. I was 12 years old and remember this like it happened yesterday.

[RUMELSKIN]

Wow to hear the fact that he was not angry with Hinckley is just leaving me in Awe. He tried to kill him and he still forgave him. I was not alive durring his Presidency but I love learning about former presidents and Reagan is really one of the most fasinating presidents in recent history.

[natazer]

I wish we had reagan in 2012...not all of reaganomics was perfect, but we could use the economic growth right now!

[ammar1933]

Ronald Regan,he was great president.

may God bless him

[hugoarr12]

Great man. We need someone like him again. Bless his soul.

[HollywoodSheen]

We've havent had a president liked that much by the country since. Its progressively gotten worse and worse. Reagan was no saint but people respected him and he was a good leader, corruption in politics now has just gotten out of control. The people have 0 faith in their government anymore, and ruihtfully so. To have a person like reagan elected again would be a huge step towards the betterment of this country, and Im not republic or democrat.

[rustymom3]

I was in school and our teacher had a TV in our classroom and she was standing up pale as a ghost when we walked in from recess...she said President Reagan's been shot. I'll not forget it ever.

[bieberlicous848]

i love this president

[andrewsaccount09]

this is a rerun from Jan. 11, 1990 as i looked up the CNN transcript "Remembering the Assassination Attempt on Ronald Reagan"

[mer191]

What better an example of forgiveness than to pray for someone who tried to kill you.

[DrGalazkiewicz]

What year is this interview from?

[MissLazyDog]

To only have a president like him again...

[SuperGolfing1]

Bless his heart, what a great man.

[BigLouieLittlePhilly]

"Gorbatschow, open this gate !" Thank You Sir

[robocrapz]

Growing up, Reagan was president. I still think those times were better than today and no one among his successors is better than he was.

[CaptainWeather]

You were a pretty tough guy. God bless your memory.

[matrix4022]

God bless Ronald Reagan! I wish he was around nowadays and I wish he was English! I wish we had someone who is a quarter the man he was to run our country. No more left-wing policy makers ruining England and Europe! we've been financially and socially destroyed to left wingers, it's time for a libertarian revolution!

[Nuttymutts]

I remember when this happened. It's sad what happened to Mr. Bradey

[TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

I really miss this guy.

[hearts76100]

He just seemed like a very nice man.

Not enough of them nowadays

[LightK44]

Man, he sure had that presidential hair

[BigGoldLincoln]

I would like to know when this is from. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE DATE OF THIS BROADCAST? I would assume sometime in 1989 or 1990. Either way, the greatest President of the last 100 years! God bless him and God rest his soul!

[aspie25]

@BigGoldLincoln This was in January 1990. He did another interview with Larry King the following year just before the Gulf war.

[someasshole100]

We need a president like Reagan! Someone who doesn't take shit from anyone. He made the american people have a sense of pride witch is something we lack now adays.

[0nisful]

Reagan seems like a cool guy..sure wish he was prez now

[rvhawkeye]

Its great to see video of him.

[nickk0426]

God Bless America

[rockinandout]

Reagan was a bad ass dude

[lo10188]

Miss the Gipper!

[panthr3037]

The last true statesman in Washington

[zackmb]

I grew up in the same town he did, 7 houses down from his. Graduated from the Same high school. Several Members of my family met him numerous times. My Grandmother even sat front row at his inauguration. Its amazing where things/people come from... And as I drive back through Dixon It confirms the fact that wherever you come from never stop dreaming for a better tomorrow.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

The last great President.

I miss him.

George Vreeland Hill

[msinclair1991]

President Reagan was a great man and a great president. He was and still remains a man who loved his country and the people in it. May he rest in peace.

[108vasudeva]

God Bless You, Ronald Reagan!

[creationfive]

"If I wanted healing for myself, maybe he should have some healing for himself."

I miss you President Reagan...

[philberz]

I must say this showed a lot of class

[mustangdale2001]

Happry Birthday Mr. President

[badguy3101]

President Reagan, I also talk to my "friend upstairs" and pray that he will bestow America with another Ronald Reagan, and soon!!! God Bless you sir!

[flo663387]

@badguy3101 i like how i read Friend upstairs a soon ass he said it in the video.

[bglax55]

@flo663387 i know me too!!!!!!!!

[Rihn000]

@badguy3101 Amen to that

[getabox]

I never agreed with Reagan's politics, but I do think he was a good man.

[thenwad]

i talked to my Friend up there:)).

[rolltideroll388]

A truly honerable, Christian, American President. I would love for Obama to learn a thing or two from RR, but it's not looking good.

[1desiretaco]

Got to respect the man, he's got enough of God's love about him to pray for the man that shot and tried to kill him. I don't know how many men have done this but Reagan's in good company.

[sathompson65]

Mr. President, as you said in your address to the nation regarding the explosion of the Challenger, you have "slipped the surly bonds of earth and touched the face of God". You are sorely missed as a leader and a great human being.

[monkeyattackedmyass]

What was the date of this interview?

[lurch321]

Never been a Republican, but Reagan was one BADASS president. He is missed.

[Hyperspazzman]

One of our great presidents of all time... OBAMA can learn a lot from this man.

[amdsoccer94]

Reagan, we need you now!

[iruyle]

It's impressive how he seems so sincere in his discussion of Hinckley's derrangement. He's talking like a true gentleman rather than making a big show out of how diplomatic he is being.

[GT101boy]

@iruyle

because he is a true christian

[kerbio82]

I miss Reagan.

[BFKate]

Nice man. Never voted for him, but he was a nice man.

[jre52301]

@BFKate Wait a minute, you actually voted for Mondale???

[vertxxgg]

best politician of post II World War... Spain is proud to have him as loyal friend

[clubwedd]

What a great man,we miss you being in office Sir, R.I.P.

[jetpiloteric]

Ronald Reagan makes me proud to be an American. i am an american with a capital A. thumbs up if you agree.

[FortNikitaBullion]

What year did this appear on TV?

[sr633]

Our President, our leader. Thanks

[cwodragon]

God bless Ronald Reagan, he was a great President.

[bpeter3196]

No president has ever been perfect but Reagan was certainly one of the best for everyone over all while not flawless unlike Chairman Oba Mao.

[hydroone11]

This guy was able to pray for the man who nearly killed him. Strong heart

[Ezekielthirtyeight]

One of the greatest Presidents our Nation has ever seen.

[LOghan666]

Larry King:'Okay, we get it you got shot! Now tell me what do you think of Madonna?'

[TeslaDRay]

what year?

[Prime4571]

@TeslaDRay March 30, 1981

[TeslaDRay]

@Prime4571

no i mean date of larry king interview, remember?

[likemusicwhat]

Great soul..so humble and yet so powerful

[CuzPBz]

good man

[Trusten1984]

Fanastic he forgot him !

[flyersluver4eva]

larry king?lol

[ObjectiveArts]

Thank God he made it through.

[DimensionsofChange]

So you can get shot without even knowing you've been shot

[ULTRAS4steaua]

great man !

[bunbun5877]

We love you Ronald Reagan!!!

[pupmandy]

@bunbun5877

Yes, we could use a Ronald Reagan right now!

[prcacowboy82401]

I had the honor to serve under the worst and BEST Presidents ever back to back. It was an Honor to serve under Pres Reagan. As for jimmy the jerk, everytime he flew into Robins AFB, GA, I "saluted" Air Force 1 with my middle finger held out high be I in my flight suit, fatigues, blues or civies. Being enlisted before commissioned, I will never forvige carter (lcit) for giving amnesty to the cowards who ran off during Vietnam; a war I volunteered for. God Love and Keep Pres Ronald Wilson Reagan!

[hitlersucks101]

@prcacowboy82401 whos jimmy?

[ChrisIIIcube]

@hitlersucks101 Jimmy Carter preceded Ronaldus Maximus as POTUS.

[reagangal]

@prcacowboy82401 The "worst president" sure has some competition now...

Thank you for your service, Sir. God Bless you and yours...

[prcacowboy82401]

@reagangal Thank you, with all my heart. There is an amazing young man named Ryan Rust who just turned 18 and is a professional race driver. Ryan started his Adopt A Marine/Adopt A Hero program. To date I've adopted nearly a dozen Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Check out Ryan's web site (google "Adopt A Marine") and consider adopting a Marine, Soldier, Sailor or Airman. You'll never regret it and they will appreciate it more than you know! Gene

[brianclough]

Great man, who had a great way of saying things from the heart. heck I could listen to Reagan talk all day.

[2010bradley2010]

Do you know what year this interview was?

[beargun]

President Reagon was a real peoples president,and a strong force in the world.

[david007max]

He forgave the person. Wow! A real hero and saint in my opionion+

Bless him and in Heaven+

[NetwurkpunK]

Although I disagree with his politics, he was a classy guy. RIP.

[fijionthebeach]

like in the movie IRON EAGLE they call him Ronnie Ray Gun. he don't take no shit from no gimpy nation. rip RRG 

[ANNABECKDK]

Can somebody post the whole interview?

[lastcrusader56]

@AndrewA74IACMC

Reagan should be on the 500 dollar bill since we need to invent one due to rising inflation

[LedWilde]

Not only is it beyond classy, it is a real sign of strength to forgive somebody who tried to take your life. I respect Reagan more than any other president or especially more than every president that came after him. I miss Reagan.

[boydkylej]

@AndrewA74IACMC President Reagan (as we all should address him even though I am sure he would want us to call him Ron) was my president through my coming of age i.e. jr high and high school. I only have to say that each and every night I went to bed confident that NOBODY would ever hurt me while he was in office. Terrorists literally ran from him after Libya and those famous words "No terrorists will practice their deadly skills as long as I am in this office". not so safe now are we.

[IAmUbertastic]

I wish I was alive when Reagan was president. Not only was he amazing, he had a great sense of humor!! 8D

[slapshot445]

Absolutely excellent president!!! RIP Ronald Reagan.

[ugadogsbraves]

greatest president in my life

[judgejgamertag]

One of the Greatest Presidents we had.. =)

[Squirrlyburt]

What a great...great man. The greatest leader of the greatest generation.

[hotdave86000]

nice pres !!

[hotdave86000]

one damn Good president !!

I was in Sacramento when that happened !!

[dionreedsamurai]

Reagan had blood in his body?Wow! I thought he was a robot.

[reincarN8ed]

@dionreedsamurai Obama's the robot.

[rezmoneynwkubs]

we will never see a president as good as reagan was. obama makes presidents look like garbage.

[JayPattersonTV]

@rezmoneynwkubs agreed

[theaznfishy]

"My Friend, upstairs", so glad God saved him.

[houtexmk15]

What a good man!!

[mcdonchris]

Ronald Wilson Reagan=Greatest President Larry King=Greatest Douche

[sandythebear]

How's that for being almost 70 years old. TOUGH

[MrHappyTruth]

Gracious and powerful as ever. Few men could be his age and maintain the energy, wit and stamina this president had. Few younger men could for that matter. This guy was a legend for so many reasons, a true patriot, a real American and certainly the best president of the 20th Century, hands down.

[oldridfinancial]

Great President

[planeteater1138]

I agree he is The greatest President in recent time and I am lucky enough to live in his hometown.

[chrisman737]

Ronald Reagan -- what a guy. Here he was considered by his enemies to be too old to be president, and he gets shot, loses half of his blood supply, his doctors fear he will die, and he makes a recovery and leads our country through two terms as president. What a guy!

[MrDB202]

I wasn't alive when Reagan was President, but YouTube videos have been enough for me to say that he was a great man and President who loved his country dearly. Can we find the honor and humility that we saw in Pres. Reagan, in a politician today?

[jakepb96]

@AndrewA74IACMC He wasnt the greatest president we've had this past century. He was the greatest president we've had of all time.

[stafflvr]

For those who say he had Alzheimers when he was president, this interview was a couple years AFTER he left office. He sounds allright to me!

[Dav1dZMan]

looks like a western at the end, Reagan loved westerns...

[Chazbretroberts]

wow!! what an amazing man !!

[QuentaSilmarillion]

We need a man like this in office again.

[saharacloud2]

@QuentaSilmarillion agreed

[75773here]

Without question he may be the greatest president in our modern history and today we have most likely the worst president in modern history and Jimmy Carter would come in as a close second! Yes Nixon lied and so did Clinton under oath! Many of our current problems go straight back to Lyndon B. Johnson! The problem with democrats is they believe they know best what is good for the rest of us and of course more government is better government!

[jameslyn26]

I'm writing a speech on him and i'll tell you that this is going to get an A for Reagan and fuck John Hinckley.

[trahte]

i always hear good deeds from this president. and just listening to him, i can tell he is a righteous man, he is a christian too. this is the best president of the u.s. in this century.

[BlazingHarpazo]

Ronald Reagan wrote me back as a kindergartener.  I'll never forget that.

[stafflvr]

@BlazingHarpazo He wrote me back too! I wrote him in second grade.

[Checker222]

I love Regan

[Theburn77]

a truly great man and president, i'm not ashamed to say i cried watching his burial, i felt so bad for poor Nancy. R.I.P. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

[chrispuncher1]

rest in peace mr. president

[mizsoutiger]

God, i love reagan. what a true, real, american...and person. we'll never have another president like him again.

[saharacloud2]

@mizsoutiger We need another reagan

[BillyJoelRockz]

One of the most amazing men that has ever lived!

[TJPROS1]

My parents are Hungarian (I am born in the UK). My people owe a great deal to Reagan for he killed off the USSR with his policies. He was the greatest American president ever.

[unusualcatperson]

This man is the most gentle and calm man I have ever seen. He reminds me of my grandmother, and I mean that in a good way.

[MegaHungrybear]

reagan is immune to flesh wounds

[creationfive]

I miss this man now more than ever. See you on the other side Mr. President.

[pev11]

If only we had a real leader in office like this man, instead of the arrogant Marxist we have to put up with today.

[Obelisk2290]

sotrue

[Cbluesrocker]

I've noticed that all the guys that are in the press or interviewers just hate christianity. When somebody tries to talk about their faith in God, they just try to change the subject. Oh well.... I pray for those people.

[Obelisk2290]

dont think you can lose 50% of your blood and live. maybe im wrong

[vseae15o]

meh he was probably told that by the nurse that's all

[hpd707]

You can live if you lose 50% of your blood, but you have to be pretty strong. Reagan was despite being over 70 at the time. Years of outdoor activities like chopping wood and horseback riding may have saved him.

[k228usmc]

i agree to a point... in that both conservatives and liberals are exploiting and conniving the flow of information for their benefits.

[BigHeadFarm]

God speed Gip! We miss you! Boy, do we miss you right now!!!

[kribban79]

Reagan was a class act. RIP

[ChrisIIIcube]

Amen brother...

[ronnykmarshall]

Never agreed with any of his politics. But as a man, he always seems like a nice guy. We share the same birthday ... well, I'm 50 years younger.

[joshbulldog1661]

@ronnykmarshall

happy 49th birthday yesterday

[lander4545]

And don't forget that Reagan presided over one of the largest economic expansion in U.S. history! I wish I could vote for him again!

[attylee]

oops-that was supposed to be a thumb up

[Lingerfoot]

@lander4545 - God Bless Ronald Reagan. Peace!

[saharacloud2]

@lander4545 i wish we could have him back

[tvrohit]

@lander4545

Me too....

[kdog385]

Thats just hatred to Reagan, cutting up his suite like that!! lol jk But Reagan was one tough guy and great president

[PoliticsCentralX]

When was this clip? Looks like the Larry King Live graphics of the 90's.

[DarkPrynce]

I like the fact that Reagan upon finding out he had a mental illness didn't curse the man but prayed for him. Shows a level of class when a man can reflect on an attempt at his life with that kind of an attitude.