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Jerry S. Parr (September 16, 1930 – October 9, 2015) was a United States Secret Service special agent who is best known for defending President Ronald Reagan during the attempt on the president's life on March 30, 1981, in Washington, D.C. Parr pushed Reagan into the presidential limousine and made the critical decision to divert the presidential motorcade to George Washington University ...
Oct 10, 2015 · Jerry S. Parr, the Secret Service agent who was credited with saving President Ronald Reagan’s life during an assassination attempt in 1981, died on Friday at a hospice near his home in Washington.
Mar 30, 2021 · Jerry Parr was 9 when he saw the future president in the 1939 film "Code of the Secret Service." Parr was the head of Reagan's protective detail 40 years ago when John Hinckley Jr. tried to ...
Jerry Parr joined the Secret Service at age 32, the oldest rookie in his class. Over the next 23 years, Parr protected US presidents and vice-presidents, and more than 50 foreign heads of state. He was eventually promoted to Special Agent in Charge and Head of the White House Detail, directing security for Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
Oct 9, 2015 · Jerry Parr was the lead agent the day John Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan and three others. After hearing six gunshots, he grabbed the President by the shoulders and pushed him into the car.
Jerry Parr's actions on March 30, 1981, not only saved the life of President Reagan, but Jerry's actions preserved the institution of the Office of the Presidency." Parr was born on Sept. 16, 1930 ...
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Oct 10, 2015 · PBS NewsHour accompanied Jerry Parr to the scene of the March 30, 1981, shooting outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., where he recounted the events from that fateful day.
