December 15, 2024
Before the Twenty-fifth Amendment was ratified in 1967, there was no official mechanism for installing a replacement vice president. The U.S. has had 16 different periods when there was no vice president.
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The Surprisingly Disorderly History of the U.S. Presidential Succession Order
In 1981 U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan was shot during an assassination attempt. While he was incapacitated in the hospital, Secretary of State Alexander Haig famously declared, “I am in control here.” He also told reporters, “Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the president, the vice president, and
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