I don't exactly know if this has been done before, I searched but really couldn't find anything on it, so if it has been, please point me in the right direction. As many people know, Reagan was almost fatally shot in the early months of his first term. Lets say that he is not fatally shot, but is hit in a way that makes him not capable of carrying out the duties of President. Meanwhile, VP George HW Bush is being flown back to Washington, lets say a mechanical failure (the most likely due to haste) or goose or something brings the plane down, killing the VP and everyone on board.
What would be the consequences?
Some questions to ponder.
Would Tip O'Neil become acting President?
Would Reagan's condition try to be masked by The US Government (similar to the case of Woodrow Wilson)?
Or is this just ASB's?