16 Hotels With Scandalous Histories Photo credit: CC license by Andre Bulber 5. Washington Hilton Washington, D.C. Home of the White House Correspondents Dinner, this Hilton hotel has more happening than stately affairs. In 1981 it was the location where would-be assassin John Hinckley, Jr. shot President Ronald Reagan after an address to AFL-CIO members. Prev5 of 18Next From Around The Web Facebook Comments comments