In 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated. At the time, Teddy Roosevelt was Vice President, put there by Republican political bosses to keep him from getting more power. Obviously, that didn't work out.
Well, this is the POD: what if McKinley isn't assassinated? This should have major effects on Roosevelt's, and indeed the nation's, future. Will we be as aggressive in getting a canal in Panama as we were in OTL? Probably. But what about trustbusting? Or the "Great White Fleet"? And is Roosevelt's careerr merely temporarily derailed, making a run at President in 1904?
Well, this is the POD: what if McKinley isn't assassinated? This should have major effects on Roosevelt's, and indeed the nation's, future. Will we be as aggressive in getting a canal in Panama as we were in OTL? Probably. But what about trustbusting? Or the "Great White Fleet"? And is Roosevelt's careerr merely temporarily derailed, making a run at President in 1904?