Need to be received by a would be assassin fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel two miles from the white house. The Washington Post Reporter the near asan nation met us on the sidewalk where the shooting took place to tell us story of that day. Youll see the entrance to the Steel Door where the president emerged and they built this, actually, the entrance specially for the president. They built the hotel in the 1960s they built the wonderful ballroom. They knew for vips they want their own special secure entry. They built it here ease of access for limousines. Youll see the driveway, the curving driveway. The architects tlfsz a Police Car stationed up there to prevent people from coming down. By doing that, if the cop, like, didnt get the car started and they often stalled out back then, they couldnt get away and could get trapped in an attack. So they would have to leave the president here, back the limousine around, back it up and park it aro