He remains the only U.S. President to survive being shot while in office .
Ronald Reagan was critically wounded in the March 30 , 1981 assassination attempt by John Hinckley , Jr. with a . 22 - caliber revolver .
Ronald Reagan remains the only U.S. President to survive being shot while in office .
Ronald Reagan was critically wounded in the March 30 , 1981 assassination attempt by John Hinckley , Jr. with a . 22 - caliber revolver .