The Ronald Reagan Presidential Oral History About the Ronald Reagan Oral History Learn more about the Miller Center's Ronald Reagan Oral History project The assassination attempt Members of Reagan's administration recall their thoughts and experiences on the day that Reagan was shot Weinberger on Beirut Listen as Caspar Weinberger recounts "one of [his] saddest memories" Arms control Ken Adelman discusses the Reagan administration’s approach and efforts at arms negotiations with the Soviet Union during the 1980s