Weatherman2020
Diamond Member
Rawhide Down.
Turned out Reagan was mere minutes from dying with a bullet next to his heart and only a series of right decisions saved him. After being shoved into the car it was only the President and his driver on their own, no other protection. Safest place in the world is the White House so that’s where the driver took off to.
Then Reagan says “Jerry, I think you broke my ribs”. Jerry turns and sees blood on Reagan’s lips. Jerry then decides to drive to the hospital in dense DC traffic, still unescorted.
Reagan denied assistance and started to walk into the hospital on his own but collapsed from loss of blood.
As he was taken into the operating room he said to the surgeons: “Please tell me you’re Republicans.” The head surgeon replied “Today we are all Republicans”.
Meanwhile back at the White House Nancy’s SS agent knew he was in a pickle. He knew that as soon as she heard she’d be jumping into the car. He ended up negotiating a 15 minute delay to get a security team together. On the way they were stuck in DC traffic, and Nancy got out of the car to proceed on. Her SS agent finally got her back in the car and they got to the hospital. When she walked up to Ron he said “ Honey, I forgot to duck.”
Reagan later said that day was an eye opener for him. His days were borrowed and his time limited. After he recovered he intensified his negotiations with the Soviet Union that would eventually end the decades long Cold War.
Turned out Reagan was mere minutes from dying with a bullet next to his heart and only a series of right decisions saved him. After being shoved into the car it was only the President and his driver on their own, no other protection. Safest place in the world is the White House so that’s where the driver took off to.
Then Reagan says “Jerry, I think you broke my ribs”. Jerry turns and sees blood on Reagan’s lips. Jerry then decides to drive to the hospital in dense DC traffic, still unescorted.
Reagan denied assistance and started to walk into the hospital on his own but collapsed from loss of blood.
As he was taken into the operating room he said to the surgeons: “Please tell me you’re Republicans.” The head surgeon replied “Today we are all Republicans”.
Meanwhile back at the White House Nancy’s SS agent knew he was in a pickle. He knew that as soon as she heard she’d be jumping into the car. He ended up negotiating a 15 minute delay to get a security team together. On the way they were stuck in DC traffic, and Nancy got out of the car to proceed on. Her SS agent finally got her back in the car and they got to the hospital. When she walked up to Ron he said “ Honey, I forgot to duck.”
Reagan later said that day was an eye opener for him. His days were borrowed and his time limited. After he recovered he intensified his negotiations with the Soviet Union that would eventually end the decades long Cold War.