CNN Presents: a new look at the 1981 attempt on Reagan by Hinckley; we were closer to World War with the Soviets than we thought

On Saturday, April 9, “CNN Presents” aired a documentary (one hour) “Stalker: The Reagan Shooting”. The preliminary transcript is (website url) here. 
Hinckley had cased Reagan out before the inauguration in January 1981, and had he succeeded, the Iran hostages might not have been released.
Furthermore, in the hours after the

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