770K views · 1.6K reactions | During a speech in 1987, Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, reacted with remarkable calm when a balloon popped in the audience. The sound was loud enough to be mistaken for a gunshot, which was significant because Reagan had survived an assassination attempt just six years earlier in 1981. Instead of showing fear, Reagan paused briefly, then quipped, “Missed me.” | History In Pictures | Facebook

65K views · 1.2K reactions | WATCH: 50 years later…"A Time for Choosing" Oct. 27, 1964 speech by Ronald Reagan on behalf of Barry Goldwater's Presidential Campaign. SUNDAY at 4p ET on C-SPAN3 | American History TV | Facebook