'' Killing Reagan : The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency '' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981 . It is the fifth in the '' Killing '' series , following '' Killing Lincoln '' , '' Killing Kennedy '' , '' Killing Jesus '' , and '' Killing Patton '' . The book was released on September 22 , 2015 , and topped '' The New York Times '' Best Sellers List
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Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
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