Tecumseh’s Curse is an unproven hypothesis trying to explain how presidents elected every 20 years have ended up dying in office. But in 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, and despite his hospitalization and injuries, Reagan miraculously survived the assassination attempt. Some people claim that Reagan broke Tecumseh’s curse when he survived this gunshot. I can’t say that I personally believe in Tecumseh’s curse, but I do believe in the vice-presidential curse, which Reagan’s vice president, George Herber Walker Bush appears to have also overcome.
