Original: John Warnock Hinckley , Jr. ( born May 29 , 1955 ) attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington , D.C. on March 30 , 1981 , as the culmination of an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster .
Simplified: John Warnock Hinckley , Jr. ( born May 29 , 1955 ) is the man who attempted to assassinate the United States President Ronald Reagan .