alternatehistory.com

What Ronald Reagan had been killed on March 30, 1981 (say the bullet killed him, actually exploded, or he died in surgery), and Vice President Bush dies the same day (plane crash, car crash, assassinated in Fort Worth). Now, would Haig attempt to take the presidency, or would he follow the constitution and cede the office to Tip O'Neill, an outspoken Democrat? How would this affect the politics* of the 80s? The Cold War?

*Specifically, the 1982 Congressional election and the 1984 Presidential election
Top