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1981 Presidential Assassination Attempt

The attempt on the life of President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and the subsequent preparation of draft letters and contingency plans under Section 4.

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What exact procedural steps must the vice president and Cabinet take to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment?

permits the Vice President, together with a majority of the “principal officers of the executive departments,” to declare the President unable to discharge the powers and duties of office and have the...

Jan 18, 2026

section 4 of the 25th amendment invoked

Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment — the constitutional mechanism that allows the vice president and a majority of the president’s principal officers (or another body Congress might create) to de...