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RE: Reagan assaassination attempt 40 years ago today

Posted on: March 30, 2021 at 10:18:26 CT

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I worked as a disc jockey at the time and I was on the air when it happened. During each record I ran back to the teletype room to tear off the AP updates.

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Reagan assaassination attempt 40 years ago today - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/30 10:01:30

I was heading back to Schurz Hall when I heard that - raskolnikov MU - 3/30 14:01:02

Brady got shot basically point blank in the head and lived(nm) - tigerNkc MU

- 3/30 11:41:49

It is remarkable indeed(nm) - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/30 14:01:13

Al Haig was an idiot and the Dems seized the event - Spanky KU - 3/30 10:23:44

Emotional reactions are too often not conducive to making - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/30 10:25:39

Never let a crisis go to waste(nm) - Spanky KU - 3/30 10:27:06

And haven't we lived that one for one year - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/30 10:27:50

RE: Reagan assaassination attempt 40 years ago today - scan MU - 3/30 10:18:26

Isn't it amazing how information used to flow? - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/30 10:19:14

I was in 7th grade. My English teacher actually turned on - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/30 10:10:29

I too was in 7th grade & remember the announcement - Tigerfish MU - 3/30 14:00:23

Good grief. He shot someone, and to you it's "unhealthy"? - RHAYWORTH MU - 3/30 11:57:56

Yep, he was trying to impress her - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/30 10:15:05

If it happened today part of his likely defense would be - Tigerfish MU - 3/30 14:04:54

You mean prunes aren't a normal part of your diet? Lots - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/30 10:05:48

I was home sick that day(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/30 10:04:18

Watched it at the office - mu7176grad MU - 3/30 10:21:04

I was too young for JFK but remember where I was - Spanky KU - 3/30 10:34:04

yeah...I did not realize until years later - meatiger MU - 3/30 10:32:30

One of those days you remember where you were(nm) - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/30 10:14:35

If I had not been home sick, probably not - meatiger MU - 3/30 10:15:38

Was dat the day your mental illness mushroomed nm - yy4u MU - 3/30 10:06:30