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Life. his life came down to a split second decision in a matter of an inch. just one inch. they get him into the car and get him to the hospital. regan insists on walking in to the e.r. he walks in and collapses and falls like a dead weight. they take him to the gurney to treat him. a nurse her hands are shaking and she is crying and thinking back to jfk and cant even get his blood pressure. he would lose more than half his blood this day. he came close to dying. he was very lucky to have live. ...

Joining me now is the author of "rawhide down" and uncovered new information in the book. it was tough to put it down, congratulations on the new book. >> thank you very much and thanks for having me. >> shannon: so much of the book focuses on what happened with the medical treatment of the president and initially a lot of folks not realizing he ended up being shot. izing o of folks not real how touch and go it was. >> we have to set the scene. he emerges from the vip where he gave a routine spe...

Bullet. and brought in and we found the hole on the left side of his chest and so forth. >> as you say, lost almost half his blood. dell, what lessons have we learned, not just about protecting the president, but just about the way an event like this changes history, changes americas life, its soul? >> i think, first of all, ronald reagan was really lucky to have lived. he had the training that saved his life only was really instituted in a few years before this happened. the stuff that got jerr...

>> jim, well see you nine days from now whether we have another continuing resolution while they still try to work it out. jim vandehei, thank you very much. up next, well hear from the special agent who made the split second decision that saved ronald reagans life. . >> do we want to go to the emergency room of george washington. >> thats a roger. >> george washington is fast. get an ambulance. i mean, get the stretcher out there. more on my hotel? by giving me huge discounts on rooms hotels ...

Reagan actually came to dying that day and the incredible saga of hinckley continues. he is living large in a d.c. medical facility complete with girlfriends. here now the author of the brand new book "raw hide down" excellent book. >> thank you. >> a lot of good detail for people who really want -- now, we begin with president reagan whether they punished him in the cash initially the secret service didnt know he was hit. >> his life inch from his heart and blocked more than half his blood that...

Different. >> bill: yeah, well saddam hussein pretty atrocious guy, wasnt he there, president obama? he didnt want anything to do with that. so, is this a conversion, juan? is he exceptionism now that the president is occupying the white house? does he see it differently than he did as a senator. >> i must say im very pleased to hear him talk in terms he didnt quite use the word exceptional. >> bill: thats what he said thats what it srges he said we are a different country, bill. i was pleased w...

Was right there. that paramedic said "oh my god" he is code city, meaning is he going to die. he looked that terrible. as they were hunting for the bullet i interviewed a 31-year-old surgical intern who held the presidents beating heart in his hand. >> bill: he walks walks in undes own power and goes down because is he bleeding like crazy. the doctors take him in and operate right away. they found out obviously right away when they rip off his shirt there is a bullet hole. >> they cant find the ...

Was right there. that paramedic said "oh my god" he is code city, meaning is he going to die. he looked that terrible. as they were hunting for the bullet i interviewed a 31-year-old surgical intern who held the presidents beating heart in his hand. >> bill: he walks walks in undes own power and goes down because is he bleeding like crazy. the doctors take him in and operate right away. they found out obviously right away when they rip off his shirt there is a bullet hole. >> they cant find the ...

Broken a rib possibly on the transem in that armored lincoln. his face was getting ashy. bubbly red and frothy blood on his lips. he might have a lung injury. a split second decision do i go to the white house, the safest place on earth? maybe this is a terrorist attack? maybe it is world war iii or go to a hospital where i have no security at all and that decision saved reagans life. >> bill: he took him to the hospital. so isnt it incredible that ronald reagan himself didnt know he was shot. >...

I interviewed a paramedic who was right there. that paramedic said "oh my god" he is code city, meaning is he going to die. he looked that terrible. as they were hunting for the bullet i interviewed a 31-year-old surgical intern who held the presidents beating heart in his hand. >> bill: he walks walks in undes own power and goes down because is he bleeding like crazy. the doctors take him in and operate right away. they found out obviously right away when they rip off his shirt there is a bulle...