Step 1 : Introduction to the question "4. He attempted to assassinate a president in order to impress a famous actress. Who is he?"
...1. Thomas Delahanty 2. Timothy McCarthy 3. James Brady 4. John Hinckley Jr. On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot at President Ronald Reagan six times. Reagan was wounded by a bullet that ricocheted and hit him in the chest. Thomas Delahanty, a police officer, James Brady, the White House Press Secretary and Timothy McCarthy, a Secret Service agent, were also all wounded in the assassination attempt. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a mental hospital. Hinckley was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster after seeing her in the movie "Taxi Driver". This was just one way of trying to get her attention. She was not impressed.