1960 election

The POD is JFK experiences a health scare in 1959 that convinces him to sit out the 1960 election and instead wait for 1964. Without Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey wins the Democratic nomination and faces Vice-President Nixon in the general. Who wins the election?

The POD is Nixon takes Eisenhower's advice and declines to debate JFK on TV. In November, Nixon barely prevails over Kennedy in both the popular vote and the electoral college. On January 20, 1961 Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 35th President of the United States and assumes leadership of a...

Love, love me do. You know I love you; So please... love me do. Friday, January 1, 1960 The Republic of Cameroun was finally granted independence by the Fifth French Republic at exactly midnight. The Marxist terrorist campaign there still waged on, killing about forty people by the end of the...

The straightforward answer to this question might be "of course Nixon, because he was Vice President, led in the polls, etc." But I'd still like to expand on that a little bit. As we know, Nixon's under-performance in the first debate was critical, and his ill condition was the result of having...

In his memoirs, Richard Nixon contended that had he won the 1960 election he wouldn't have been assassinated like JFK. But how true is this claim in reality? Kennedy was in Dallas on 11/22/63 to lay the groundwork for his 1964 re-election campaign, build up some Southern support for the Civil...

The 1960 election could easily have gone the other way had Nixon run a better campaign. If Nixon had narrowly won in 1960, would Kennedy be in a position to redeem himself in 1964 or 1968?

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Throughout it's history, the United States of America has experienced a number of crises, whole decades have been engulfed by turmoil, world wars, economic depression, and civil strife so great it entraps the entire nation in war and in the end, the Union stands strong through it all. The Union...

When looking at a list of the worst presidents, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. ranks up there. Despite his successful foreign policy, JPK was terrible in domestic policy, as his aversion towards the Civil Rights Movement caused peaceful protests to turn into violent uprisings, creating lasting scars on...

What If Eisenhower had died during his second term andNixon was made president? How does this effect the 1960 election? Does Nixon win the election or Kennedy? If he does win, is he the one who is assassinated in Dallas in 1963 instead of Kennedy? If Kennedy loses in 1960, does he run again? If...

As opposed to JFK, Richard Nixon had a fairly solid lock on the GOP presidential nomination for the 1960 election well before primary season. His commanding lead had scared off high profile contenders like Nelson Rockefeller. So... assuming that Nixon dies in a freak accident at some point...

(Although I was proud of how well my first crack at this timeline did I know that I can do better) November 2, 1957: Actor James "Jimmy" Stewart announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for Governor in the upcoming 1958 California Gubernatorial election...

First of all, what could have happened during (and shortly before) the Democratic Primaries that could have led to LBJ winning the nomination and then choosing JFK as his running mate? How much better or worse would an early Johnson candidacy fare against the likes of Richard Nixon? Second: Say...

So, IOTL Johnson (very narrowly) won the democratic primaries and chose Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy as his running mate. The Johnson-Kennedy ticket would eventually win a narrow victory (closest ever in American history) against Vice-President Richard Nixon in the 1960 election. But...

Say if Nixon where to win the 1960 election through a variety of things (being able to avoid getting injured which harmed his appearances during the debates), how would his presidency in 1961 affect the world scene? Would the Bay of Pigs invasion get affected? What of the Berlin Crisis? What of...

Inspired by Ace009's thread about making a WWIII that starts in 1973, I've taken upon myself to do the same with one that happens in the early 60's, though it is for my TL. Edit: Once had a "conventional first" requirement but I removed it recently due to research related issues of how a better...

As the title says, had Rockefeller, whose chances in 1960 were shaky, won the nomination and won, who would he appoint to SCOTUS? Will they be liberals, moderates or conservatives? P.S. Let's say no Happy Scandal and a good economy by 1964 so he does get two terms.

If LBJ had gotten the nomination in 1960 and won against Nixon, how would he fare against Goldwater in the 1964 election? AFAIK, Kennedy's assassination boosted LBJ's numbers in 1964 with his "Protect JFK's Legacy" fervor, and their successful portrayal of Goldwater as a right-wing extremist...

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Hi. I am a pug. Please forgive my spelling and grammar. This timeline takes place in a world were the 22nd amendment is never ratified. I would also like to ask how you get those alternate wikiboxes. Other than that, have a nice day.