[Ronald Reagan] An attempt on Reagan's life was made within his first 100 days in office by John Hinckley Jr who had previously stalked Jimmy Carter during his presidency. Hinckley's assassination attempt had nothing to do with either man but instead derived from an obsession Hinckley had developed with a particular child star at the time. In order to impress her, Hinckley had decided to emulate Travis Bickle, the main character of WHAT 1976 FILM in which the child star had acted?
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