Dear Jodie,

     There is a definite possibility that I will be killed in my attempt to get Reagan.  It is for this very reason that I am writing you this letter now.
     As you well know by now I love you very much.  Over the past seven months I've left you dozens of poems, letters and love messages in the faint hope that you could develop an interest in me.  Although we talked on the phone a couple of times I never had the nerve to simply approach you and introduce myself.  Besides my shyness, I honestly did not wish to bother you with my constant presence.  I know the many messages left at your door and in your mailbox were a nuisance, but I felt that it was the most painless way for me to express my love for you.
       I feel very good about the fact that you at least know my name and know how I feel about you.  And by hanging around your dormitory, I've come to realize that I'm the topic of more than a little conversation, however full of ridicule it may be.  At least you know that I'll always love you.
      Jodie, I would abandon this idea of getting Reagan in a second if I could only win your heart and live out the rest of my life with you, whether it be in total obscurity or whatever.
      I will admit to you that the reason I'm going ahead with this attempt now is because I just cannot wait any longer to impress you.  I've got to do something now to make you understand, in no uncertain terms, that I am doing all of this for your sake!  By sacrificing my freedom and possibly my life, I hope to change your mind about me.  This letter is being written only an hour before I leave for the Hilton Hotel.  Jodie, I'm asking you to please look into your heart and at least give me the chance, with this historical deed, to gain your respect and love.

     I love you forever,

     John Hinckley

親愛的朱迪：

在我對里根下手的嘗試中，我絕對有可能被殺死。就是因為這個原因，我現(xiàn)在寫此信給你。

你現(xiàn)在非常清楚，我非常愛你。以往七個月，我給你留下了幾十首詩、信件和愛的留言，渺茫 地希望你能夠建立起對我的興趣。我們雖然在電話上交談了幾次，我從來沒有勇氣直接找你來自我介紹。除了我的羞怯外，我是真誠地不愿屢屢出現(xiàn)來打擾你。我知 道，我留在你門上和你信箱里的很多資訊是令人討厭的。但是我感到那是我最不痛苦的方式來表達我對你的愛。

我感到非常欣慰的是你至少知道我的名字以及我對你的情感。徘徊在你的宿舍之外，我已經(jīng)開始意識到，我不只是一個小小的話題，而可能是完全荒謬可笑的。至少，你知道，我一直是愛你的。

朱迪，假如我能夠贏得你的心，能在我的余生跟你一起生活，不管此事尚完全不明朗，或怎么來著，在那一刻，我會放棄對里根下手的想法。

我會承認，我將進行的嘗試的原因是我已經(jīng)不能再等待了：我要給你留下印象。我現(xiàn)在 必須干點什么，毫不含糊地來讓你明白，我所做的一切都是為了你。用犧牲我的自由、可能我的生命的方式，我希望你對我改變主意。這封信就是在我出發(fā)去希爾頓 飯店前一個小時寫的。朱迪，我要求你，請你看著你的心，至少給我一個機會，用這次歷史性的行動，獲得你的尊敬和愛。

我永遠愛你。

約翰-欣克利