Rough draft of the Timeline
1981
On March 30, Ronald Reagan has been President for thirty days. On that day, Reagan left the Hilton Hotel after an appearance there. A young man, John Hinckley Jr, fired six shots from a revolver at the President. Press Secretary James Brady was critically wounded, a Secret Service agent was killed, and Reagan was rushed to hospital unconcious. He was pronounced Dead on Arrival, assassinated by a disturbed young man.
Vice President George Bush was notified on what happened and almost immediatley took the Oath of Office. He launched an investigation into the Reagan asssassination. Nothing was revealed and Bush was criticised for taking advantage of Reagan’s death.
His next step was to choose a Vice President. Bush chose Paul Laxalt, a close friend of the late Ronald Reagan.
On August 3, the Bush Administration faced it’s first challenge; the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization declared a strike, seeking better working conditions, better pay and a 32-hour workweek. Bush was facing a dilemma, the PATCO supported the Republican Party in 1980 so he couldn’t just fire them. He decided to seek a compromise.
On October 1, the talks between PATCO and the Bush Administration were finished. Most of PATCO’s demands were met, this caused the Conservative Republicans to accuse Bush on being “soft” on violations of federal law.
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