nixon

Did I expect this to happen the way it did? It was a unstable country and I don’t see any reason how there could have been a diplomatic resolution to the bloodshed that involved these groups returning in a single federated Republic. - Frederick Forsyth, British author and journalist, speaking on...

So let’s say that, for whatever reason, no Anti-War candidate emerges for the New Hampshire primary. President LBJ cruises to victory, and becomes the 1968 Democratic nominee against Nixon. Does he win? Would he perform better than Humphrey, or worse?

So Ive been delving into the depths of the world economy during the 20th century, noting down it's bouts of highs and lows. However, the striking degradation of the American and by extension Western economies during that period of latter 60s and into the 70s was particularly striking in how it...

People always make RFK's presidency this fairly utopian thing. This is most likely because he is liked by conservatives and liberals alike. However, what if his presidency went to shit? I am trying to think of a 60s For all time.

I’m curious because i feel like alternate 1960 presidential candidates is under explored/talked about and an election between these two in 1960 seems really interesting but I’m not very knowledgeable of what the political environment was like to have a solid idea on what a presidential race...

April 10th 1972. Viewers tuning into Gunsmoke at 8 P.M. Eastern Time are interrupted by a CBS News Bulletin bumper at 8:10 Walter Cronkite: "Here is a bulletin from CBS News: In Ottawa, Canada, five shots were fired at President Nixon’s motorcade. The first reports say that President Nixon...

I’ve always been curious about a world in which watergate never occurred/wasn’t revealed for many decades. About what Nixon would’ve done differently than ford. And what sort of effects he’d have. But also how history would view him given that this was 50 years ago now. In a world where there...

In a scenario where RFK lives, I am curious about how good his electoral prospects would have been. In The Campaign Trail's mod for where Sirhan is tackled before he gets his shot, it is still about as close as OTL. Of course, this just how the people who created the scenario envision how it may...

Despite having lost the presidential election as the Republican candidate in 1960, Richard Nixon was perfectly positioned to win the nomination again in 1968 because he had high name recognition and was able to unite the Republican Party, whereas his main competitors, Nelson Rockefeller and...

Unfortunately, poor George McGovern received one of the largest electoral buttkickings in American history. Losing the popular vote by 23 points, and winning a single state, Massachusetts, McGovern's campaign became something to avoid for decades to come in the Democratic party. McGovern's loss...

Let’s say Robert F. Kennedy survives his encounter with his OTL assassin Sirhan Sirhan, but still loses the nomination to Hubert Humphrey. Humphrey loses just like IOTL, and Nixon becomes President. Bobby remains in the Senate, winning re-election in 1970. Does Bobby Kennedy run for president in...

So, the PoD may be that Nixon nominates Thruston Morton as his VP and performs a bit better in Southern States managing to win narrowly defeat JFK. In 1961 he orders a full-blown invasion by US Army after a Tonkin-like provocation instead of what JFK did IRL. Castro is toppled and there is no...

If a president is removed from office by the Senate, they cannot be pardoned by any later presidents even if they wish to do so. Let's say that Nixon for whatever reason goes the whole 9 yards, is impeached on January 21st, 1975 and Gerald Ford is inaguarated shortly thereafter. This would give...

There were many certain things you could say about Dick Nixon and Jack Kennedy, but no one ever accused them of screwing the other over. When it came to screwing someone else though, only those two did it best. -Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 2003 The Pacific Ocean created strange bedfellows...

BAYH-CELLER AMENDMENT PASSED -- ELECTORAL COLLEGE ABOLISHED -New York Times, September 30th, 1970 In September 1970, the Bayh-Celler amendment was passed. Due to how Nixon nearly lost the popular vote but would have still won the electoral vote, interest in abolishing the electoral college rose...

When Prince Charles visited the White House in 1970, President Nixon made embarrassingly obvious attempts to try and set up his daughter with him. Obviously, he didn't take to her, he was very annoyed at the whole affair, and the two never hit it off. But, what if they did? What if Richard Nixon...

There are several threads about 1960 Nixon victory against JFK and its consequences, but I haven't seen any about potential democratic president after Nixon. Ok, let's say that Nixon victory in 1960 leads to the successful US invasion of Cuba instead of IRL Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile...

So I'm still nailing down a lot of things, but I have enough that I wanted some feedback. Staring with a plausibility check on the POD itself. POD: The 18.5 minutes of Nixon's Watergate tapes doesn't get erased, and it's damning. In this ATL, it's Nixon and Haldeman discussing the fact that...

This topic has gotten some attention on the boards, but most of the comments were along the lines of "People trust government more" and called it a day. I'm hoping to begin a more earnest discussion based on a few central questions. Point of Divergence: IOTL, the Watergate burglary was foiled...

A certain idea has floated within my head... how would a Nixon/JFK Presidential Ticket look? Now, I know that there is already one absurd example out there (TNO I am looking straight at you) that has some stuff that doesn't make quite a lot of sense (ie: Nixon still a crook and Kennedy still...