{"product_id":"080509346x-rawhide_down_the_near_assassination_of_ronald_reagan","title":"Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, a minute-by-minute account of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn March 30, 1981, President Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C., and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive new interviews, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation faced a terrifying crisis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith cinematic clarity, we see the Secret Service agent whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeons who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the small group of White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Most especially, we encounter the man code-named Rawhide, a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRonald Reagan was the only serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. In Rawhide Down, the story of that perilous day—a day of chaos, crisis, prayer, heroism, and hope—is brought to life as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Government\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eExecutive Branch\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Henry Holt and Co.","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":47597840236734,"sku":"080509346X-5","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71bxSDEbzpL.jpg?v=1780344188","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/080509346x-rawhide_down_the_near_assassination_of_ronald_reagan","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}