Today in History

July 13, 1985

President for a Day

As President Ronald Reagan prepared for surgery to remove polyps from his large intestine, Vice-President George Herbert Walker Bush prepared to make history. For eight hours, President Reagan was in preparation for surgery, under general anesthesia and in post-operative recovery. For those eight hours, Vice-President Bush became the first Vice-President in United States history to assume the role of Acting President.

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