June 26, 2025
Until 1970 the U.S. postmaster general was a cabinet-level position and eighth in the line of presidential succession (between the attorney general and the secretary of the Navy).
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In 1981 U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan was shot during an assassination attempt. While he was incapacitated in the hospital, Secretary of State Alexander Haig famously declared, “I am in control here.” He also told reporters, “Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the president, the vice president, and
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