When He Took A Bullet For Ronald Reagan

Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Wed, 03/30/2011 - 10:56am

Thirty years ago, Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy was shot in the chest as he protected President Reagan from an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.Thirty years ago Wednesday, Tim McCarthy set out for work at the White House in a brand-new suit, the nicest one he'd ever owned.

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