1976

I wanted to explore this post from 2018 more deeply, as I found it fascinating. The last comment describes a scenario where Tom McCall, a popular Oregon governor, wins the presidential election in 1976 as an independent. I will quote some of the info from the OP and the last comment on the post...

Assuming that the Watergate break-in never occurs or is never brought to light, I think it is fair to say the GOP wins in 1976; but is it possible for them to also win in 1980, if a large chunk of the hardship endured by the Carter administration also never occurs? Moreover, if we can devise a...

the air around us vibrates, starting slowly, eventually getting fast and faster a crack in the meta verse opens up and bright blinding light flashes in its place THUNDER! those watching are too stunned to speak as laughter emits from the crack, louder and louder [for reference, it is akin to...

The President Lay Dying A Short Story in Alternate History by Vidal Introduction First, you needn’t worry. This is not some long-term project that will in any way jeopardize Jimmy Two. We’ll be back at the peanut farm in no time. I have loved writing Jimmy Two, but one of the few downsides...

Robert F. Kennedy's career trajectory, in a world where he was never assassinated, has long been the subject of speculation and debate by diehard Kennedy supporters and alternate history fans alike. Much has been written about the plausibility of Kennedy becoming POTUS, be it after a miraculous...

Before the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, before the Every Vote Counts Amendment, and before the all too infamous 2001 Presidential election, there was the Bayh-Celler Amendment of 1969. The Bayh-Celler Amendment was probably the closest point in US history where the Electoral College...

In 1976, Air France Flight 139 was hijacked by German and Palestinian terrorists and forced to land at Uganda's Entebbe International Airport. When the plane landed, the hostages found to their dismay that the Ugandan government supported the hijackers, and dictator Idi Amin had been informed of...

On the morning of March 23, 1976, ultranationalist Japanese actor Mitsuyasu Maeno and two friends, dressed in the uniforms of kamikaze pilots, rented two planes claiming they were using them for a publicity stunt to help promote a movie that was in the works. Maeno's real purpose, however, was...

POD: Reagan defeats Ford in the 1976 primary and then loses to Carter, Ford makes a comeback in 1980 and wins the nomination. Ford-Dole defeat Carter-Mondale by a large margin in 1980. What does the Ford presidency look like from 1981-1985? Who wins the Democratic primary in 1984? Will Dole win...

On October 15, 1976, Carlo Gambino, died of a heart attack. At first glance, he may have seemed like a charming old Italian immigrant. And he was. But he was also the cunning and ruthless boss of the Gambino crime family, which had become perhaps the most powerful organized crime group in...

Who would have been the best Person to succeed Harold Wilson?

A FOREWORD 1976 was an election of great change. No, seriously. The US had been through one of the greatest nonviolent ordeals in its history. Faith in government itself was shaken, some would argue irreparably. A party was dead for a generation. All because a previously great statesman...

Carl Albert/Vacant (Democratic) February 22, 1974-October 7, 1974 Carl Albert/Thomas Moorer (Democratic/Nonpartisan) October 7, 1974-September 5, 1975 Def. Never Officially Elected Former Positions: Speaker of the House [1971-1974] (along with other high-ranking positions within the Democratic...

I’m wondering if this scenario has ever been explored. It’s rather utopian. I’d appreciate if anyone would like to brainstorm with me or even make this into a timeline. I’ll consider anything that comes out of this thread as a collaborative effort. The world this is for has already seen major...

Hello, all--welcome to Watergate thread #9000. As I've read over other threads with a similar premise, I've wondered - if Nixon finishes his second term, without a Watergate cover up, who would be the GOP nominee in 1976? I'm skeptical that either Reagan or Connally would be shoe-ins, though I...

While most people know that after Mao Zedong died in 1976, there was a brief power struggle which Deng Xiaoping won, few know that he was not Mao's immediate successor. Instead, one Hua Guofang was the immediate successor of Chairman Mao and was the one who brought down the Gang of Four before...

From the authors that brought you You Gotta Have Hart and Blue Skies in Camelot, comes.... this. What is this, exactly? The best way to explain it is to give a brief background on how it came to be. The date was December 17th, 2017. I was in a period of writer's block, so in my infinite...

This has been asked a few times before, but let's say Vice President Agnew was never exposed for corruption, and continues to hold his office. Does this impact Watergate at all? Or does it happen basically the same way as it did IOTL? And if Nixon does still resign, would Agnew likely choose...

Book I - America in Waiting: The Remainder of Nixon's Term Chapter I In the Wake of Fromme's Bullet Lynette Fromme, better known as “Squeaky,” was ready to go down in history as the first woman to assassinate a president. Fromme was concerned about environmental issues and believed that the...

The challenge is to make the Carter administration as successful a presidency, with as strong a legacy as possible. Ideally, this would be at the time rather than a legacy in retrospect, and with a second term for Carter.