Qoraal kooban oo faahfaahsan - Sanadkii 1981-kii, Craig wuxuu ka mid ahaa kooxda u dooday John W. Hinckley, Jr., oo isku dayay inuu dilo Ronald Reagan
Hinckley waxaa lagu helay inuusan dembi lahayn sababtoo ah maskax la'aan. Craig wuxuu ka soo shaqeeyay xafiiska Senator Edward M. Kennedy isagoo ahaa madaxa difaaca, amniga qaranka, iyo kaaliyaha siyaasadda dibedda laga soo bilaabo 1984 ilaa 1988. Craig wuxuu sidoo kale difaacay adeerkii Ted Kennedy ee William Kennedy Smith oo lagu eedeeyay weerar; William Kennedy Smith ayaa horey loogu eedeeyay kufsi 1991.