You read that right. Vice President George HW Bush, the man who stood the most to gain from President Reagan’s death (much like Lyndon Johnson did with JFK in 1963), was friends with the shooter’s family.
The Hinckley’s were regular contributors to Bush’s campaigns over the years and here was one of the Hinckley sons attempting to commit an act that would immediately thrust family friend, George HW Bush, into the highest office in the land.
So close were these two families, in fact, that John Hinckley Senior’s other son, Scott Hinckley (the accused shooter’s brother), was scheduled to have dinner with George HW Bush’s son, Neil Bush, the following night (March 31, 1981).
https://medium.com/@j.l.pattison/10-things-you-should-know-about-george-h-w-bush-but-you-probably-dont-4cbb88df1990