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On This Day: July 13, 1985 – President Ronald Reagan Underwent Colon Surgery

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On This Day: July 13, 1985 – President Ronald Reagan Underwent Colon Surgery.

On this day July 13, 1985, President Ronald Reagan underwent surgery to remove a cancerous polyp from his colon. The operation took place at Bethesda Naval Hospital and lasted nearly three hours. While the surgery was successful and Reagan made a strong recovery, it became a historic moment in American politics when Vice President George Bush assumed presidential authority during the procedure.

This marked the first time in United States history that the powers of the presidency were...
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