The amendment has been invoked in this way only three times before, and coincidentally, each time has involved presidential colons. The 25th Amendment of the Constitution was passed in 1967 after fears about presidential succession after President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The first time this happened was on July 13, 1985, when President Ronald Reagan sent a letter directing then-Vice President George H.W. The first case occurred on June 29, 2002 when he invoked the 25th Amendment and allowed Vice President Dick Cheney to act as president on his behalf for two hours and five minutes. In both cases, Bush, like Reagan, had undergone colon-related procedures, but his were of a much more benign nature — they were routine colonoscopies.

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