The Bullet That Would Have Killed Ronald Reagan
(By Matt Lewis, Politics Daily) - On Sunday, Feb. 6, Americans will celebrate Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday. His presidency changed the world, and I easily consider him the greatest president of my lifetime.
But had things gone differently, there would have been no "Challenger speech," and no call for Mr. Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." And so this 100th birthday might well have come and gone with little fanfare.
We were very close to such a fate -- closer than we realize. I'm talking, of course, about the assassination attempt on President Reagan early in his first term.
Most Americans don't know how close Reagan was to dying, and even fewer know of the historical accident (some would say Providence) that may very well have saved Reagan's life. The story was told well by Peggy Noonan in her excellent book, "When Character Was King."
But had things gone differently, there would have been no "Challenger speech," and no call for Mr. Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." And so this 100th birthday might well have come and gone with little fanfare.
We were very close to such a fate -- closer than we realize. I'm talking, of course, about the assassination attempt on President Reagan early in his first term.
Most Americans don't know how close Reagan was to dying, and even fewer know of the historical accident (some would say Providence) that may very well have saved Reagan's life. The story was told well by Peggy Noonan in her excellent book, "When Character Was King."
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