Wi No Hinckly Assassination Attempt?

Hi guys,

I've seen the Topic of Reagan's potential death in 1981 at the hands of John Hinckley discussed a few times on here. I don't think we've discussed the idea of the attempt not happenning at all (could be due to Hinckley being in a better frame of mind, maybe the gun is discovered before he gets near Reagan or perhaps he kills himself before the idea of assassinating the president enters his head).

Whatever the Pod, what are the affects of no Assasination attempt? Does this radically ulter Reagan's time in office?
 
Not too radically different.

The "I am in control here" statement by Alexander Haig does not occur, possibly leading him to have a slightly better reputation than in OTL. Also, White House Press Secretary James Brady does not get permanently disabled nor does he become a supporter of gun control. Ronald Reagan doesn't get the surge in approval ratings that he got after the assassination attempt. Assuming that Reagan does not get assassinated later in his presidency, not having the assassination attempt possibly leads to the so-called "Curse of Tippecanoe" being almost completely forgotten from the public conscious.
 
Many people close to Reagan thought he lost his quickness after the OTL attempt. So perhaps there are less health issues going into his second term.
 
Reagan's tax and budget bills still pass. There is nothing known as the Brady Gun Bill. Nancy Reagan does not hire an astrologer.
 
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