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WHCD shooting was at same hotel where Reagan was shot

A former Secret Service agent recalls the moment Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981 at the Washington Hilton, the same hotel where shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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WHCD shooting was at same hotel where Reagan was shotA former Secret Service agent recalls the moment Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981 at the Washington Hilton, the same hotel where shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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