Posted on 07/06/2025 3:18:23 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Dr. Joseph Giordano, the surgeon credited with saving President Ronald Reagan’s life after a 1981 assassination attempt and remembered for one of the pithiest comebacks ever uttered in an operating room, has died at the age of 84.
Giordano’s family announced this week that he passed last month at a hospital in Washington, DC, from an infection caused by a lengthy illness.
Giordano was in charge of the George Washington University Hospital (GW) trauma team that worked on the president after he was shot by would-be assassin John Hinkley Jr. on March 30, 1981, as the president emerged from the Hilton Hotel after a speaking engagement.
In a series of procedures, physicians stabilized Reagan, who had insisted on walking into the hospital under his own power but was also complaining of shortness of breath.
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Just before he was given general anesthesia, Reagan reportedly rose on one elbow, removed his oxygen mask and said, “I hope you are all Republicans.”
Dr. Giordano, a committed liberal, had a memorable comeback.
“Today, Mr. President,” he said. “We are all Republicans.”
Amen
Thanks Dr. for the skills to save one of the greatest Presidents of my lifetime.
Hahaha - hope you’re a Republican !!! RIP
Back when liberals actually had some class. Can you imagine now?
That was such a scary day.....
I remember he quipped to Nancy, “Honey, I forgot to duck.”
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“I remember he quipped to Nancy, “Honey, I forgot to duck.”
This one’s pretty good, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYrjXCtTEWo
A bullet lodged an inch from his heart...similarly the bullet that grazed President Trump was maybe even closer to killing him. The hand of God and destiny.
22lr caliber with imbedded lead azide capsule designed to explode upon impact.
Sandbags were placed around the operating site as a precaution.
Indeed.
zi remember that one, too. 😁
“Sandbags were placed around the operating site as a precaution.”
Fascinating detail! Where would one find such details?
that was in post number 12....not from me
Great comment at the source:
Theodore Roosevelt - Shot in the chest, self-diagnosed the wound as non-lethal, gave his scheduled two-hour speech before seeking medical care
Reagan - Shot in the chest, nearly died, back at work in two weeks
Trump - Shot in the head, got back to his feet immediately, wondered where his shoes were
Biden - Got lost in his own closet
*I remember
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