Ronald Reagan is dead in 1981

I suppose James Baker is going to be a key figure of this earlier George H.W. Bush administration.

Yes, he certainly will. He will stay on as Chief of Staff. Bush gets a break here: he gets both continuity and loyalty. The shake-up will be at lower less visible levels, which is good for Bush. Baker is still regarded as the gold standard in running a White House, so organizational issues won't be a problem. Much of what went wrong for Reagan in the second term flowed from Baker leaving that job and moving on to Treasury.
 
Yes, he certainly will. He will stay on as Chief of Staff. Bush gets a break here: he gets both continuity and loyalty. The shake-up will be at lower less visible levels, which is good for Bush. Baker is still regarded as the gold standard in running a White House, so organizational issues won't be a problem. Much of what went wrong for Reagan in the second term flowed from Baker leaving that job and moving on to Treasury.
Yes, he certainly will. He will stay on as Chief of Staff. Bush gets a break here: he gets both continuity and loyalty. The shake-up will be at lower less visible levels, which is good for Bush. Baker is still regarded as the gold standard in running a White House, so organizational issues won't be a problem. Much of what went wrong for Reagan in the second term flowed from Baker leaving that job and moving on to Treasury.
 
He'll pick Governor James R. Thompson for vp. former senator Adlai E. Stevenson is elected governor in 1982 and reelected in 86. VP Thompson retires w/Bush in 1988. Bob Dole and Adlai Stevenson are the respective nominees for the WH in 1988.
 
As per the other assassinated presidents, Reagan is martyred and his philosophies gain tremendous power after death, for better or for worse. Earth now has several giant laser guns pointed at it maintaining freedom, democracy and hegemony throughout the star-spangled planet.
 
As per the other assassinated presidents, Reagan is martyred and his philosophies gain tremendous power after death, for better or for worse. Earth now has several giant laser guns pointed at it maintaining freedom, democracy and hegemony throughout the star-spangled planet.

Those who were martyred served for at least a few years in the job. This is more like the case of Garfield, who was shot a few months after being sworn in and promptly forgotten.
 
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