I just had my mind blown.
"The Hinckleys were donors to Poppy Bush’s political campaigns over the years, and they gave to support the first, unsuccessful bid for Congress of the young George W. Bush, in 1978. The families lived close to each other, they socialized; and may have shared the same lawyer."
"John Hinckley's brother was scheduled to have dinner at the home of Neil Bush the day after the assassination attempt."
President Reagan with the Bush family. Left to right: Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, Reagan, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Jeb Bush. Photo credit:
Reagan Library
The
FBI deleted 22 pages concerning Hinckley’s ‘associates and organizations,’ 22 pages about his financial status and 37 pages about his personality and character.
In a weird coincidence, Hinckley spent 41 years in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the place that had history with the CIA's MK Ultra experiments.
John Hinckley Sr. was on the board of directors of World Vision. Check out this article from 1976.