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FBI Interviews Actress Jodie Foster about Attempted Assassin John Hinckley, Jr., 1981 Released to the public on November 19, 2020, through The Black Vault's FOIA request, this document is a significant addition to the historical record of the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. The Vault's entry can be found at https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/fbi-interviews-actress-jodie-foster-about-attempted-assassin-john-hinckley-jr-1981/, and the canonical PDF is available at https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/1431446-000.pdf. Provenance The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request number for this document is 1431446-000. The request was submitted by Mr. John Greenewald, Jr. of The Black Vault, and the documents were released on October 29, 2019. The release was authorized by the FBI's Record/Information Dissemination Section, Information Management Division. The Document A 13. OF JUSTICE U.S. Department of Justice iT STIGATION BUREAU O Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. 20535 October 29, 2019 MR. JOHN GREENEWALD, JR. THE BLACK VAULT SUITE 1203 27305 WEST LIVE OAK ROAD CASTAIC, CA 91384 FOIPA Request No.: 1431446-000 Subject: Saturday Night Live (1975 Through To The Date of Processing) Dear Mr. Greenewald: The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA), Title 5, United States Code, Section 552/552a. Below you will find check boxes under the appropriate statute headings which indicate the types of exemptions asserted to protect information which is exempt from disclosure. The appropriate exemptions are noted on the enclosed pages next to redacted information. In addition, a deleted page information sheet was inserted to indicate where pages were withheld entirely and identify which exemptions were applied. Section 552 (b) (1) (b) (2) (b) (3) (b) (7) (A) (b) (7) (B) (b) (7) (C) (b) (7) (D) (b) (7) (E) (b) (7) (F) (b) (8) Section 552a (d) (5) (i) (2) (k) (1). (k) (2) (k) (3) (k) (4) (b) (4) r (k) (5) (b) (9) (b) (5) (b) (6) (k) (6) (k) (7) 6 pages were reviewed and 5 pages are being released. Please see the paragraphs below for relevant information specific to your request as well as the enclosed FBI FOIPA Addendum for standard responses applicable to all requests. Context The FBI FOIPA Addendum includes information applicable to this request. Part 1 of the Addendum includes standard responses that apply to all requests. Part 2 includes additional standard responses that apply to all requests for records on individuals. Part 3 includes general information about FBI records. Part 1: The standard responses below apply to all requests: (i) 5 U.S.C. § 552(c). Congress excluded three categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA [5 U.S.C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010)]. (ii) National Security/Intelligence Records. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of national security and foreign…

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FBI Interviews Actress Jodie Foster about Attempted Assassin John Hinckley, Jr., 1981

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, 1981 Released to the public on November 19, 2020, through The Black Vault's FOIA request, this document is a significant addition to the historical record of the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. pdf. Provenance The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request number for this document is 1431446-000.

Date: JUL 5 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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FBI Interviews Actress Jodie Foster about Attempted Assassin John Hinckley, Jr., 1981 Released to the public on November 19, 2020, through The Black Vault's FOIA request, this document is a significant addition to the historical record of the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan…

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What was FBI Interviews Actress Jodie Foster about Attempted Assassin John Hinckley, Jr., 1981 about?: , 1981 Released to the public on November 19, 2020, through The Black Vault's FOIA request, this document is a significant addition to the historical record of the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. pdf. Provenance The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request number for this document is 1431446-000.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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