Rawhide down : the near assassination of Ronald Reagan / Del Quentin Wilber.
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TextPublication details: Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2011.Edition: Center Point large print edDescription: 509 p. (large print) : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN: - 1611730422 (alk. paper)
- 9781611730425 (alk. paper)
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Main Library | Large Print NonFiction | 973.927 W664 | Available | 33111006748202 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C., and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive interviews, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation faced a terrifying crisis. With cinematic clarity, we see the Secret Service agent whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeons who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Above all, we encounter the man code-named Rawhide, a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him.
Originally published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-500).
A minute-by-minute account of the 1981 assassination attempt on the fortieth president reveals how close he came to dying, in a report that pays tribute to the individuals who saved his life and oversaw national security throughout the crisis.