Jerry Parr

President Reagan waves just before he was shot outside a Washington hotel in 1981. Secret Service Agent Jerry Parr, left, shoved Reagan into the presidential limo immediately after the shooting.

(Michael Evans / Associated Press)

Oct. 9, 2015 8:17 PM PT

A photo taken moments after President Reagan was shot shows him being shoved into the president’s limousine by Secret Service agent Jerry Parr.

(Ron Edmonds / Associated Press)

President Reagan is hurried into the limousine after being shot March 30, 1981.

(Ron Edmonds / Associated Press)

Secret Service agent Jerry Parr, right, hurries President Reagan into the bullet-proof limousine.

(Ron Edmonds / Associated Press)

Secret Service agents rush President Reagan into his limousine to be driven to the hospital.

(Ron Edmonds / Associated Press)

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