I know there have already been several threads about this already but I wanted to explore what would happen if John Hinckley Jr. successfully killed Ronald Reagan in 1981.
I think it's interesting to imagine exactly how a newly sworn-in President Bush would hit the ground running and how events would proceed from there. So this is how I imagine it starting out:
Sources at George Washington Hospital have confirmed President Ronald Reagan died late last night. Following the shocking events on Monday when President Reagan and three other men were shot and wounded by a lone attacker, the president was rushed to the hospital for emergency care. President Reagan's operation was considered routine and his doctors were said to be hopeful about his chances of recovery. The president's condition, however, soon took a turn for the worse during the post-op when he developed a fever that was suddenly followed by an unexpected heart attack. Despite every effort being made to save him, President Ronald Reagan was pronounced dead at 11:27 PM; leaving behind his wife, his children, and a mourning nation. Mrs. Reagan has yet to speak on where and when a state funeral for her husband will take place.
I think it's interesting to imagine exactly how a newly sworn-in President Bush would hit the ground running and how events would proceed from there. So this is how I imagine it starting out:
Sources at George Washington Hospital have confirmed President Ronald Reagan died late last night. Following the shocking events on Monday when President Reagan and three other men were shot and wounded by a lone attacker, the president was rushed to the hospital for emergency care. President Reagan's operation was considered routine and his doctors were said to be hopeful about his chances of recovery. The president's condition, however, soon took a turn for the worse during the post-op when he developed a fever that was suddenly followed by an unexpected heart attack. Despite every effort being made to save him, President Ronald Reagan was pronounced dead at 11:27 PM; leaving behind his wife, his children, and a mourning nation. Mrs. Reagan has yet to speak on where and when a state funeral for her husband will take place.
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