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"Mr. President, you can't say Dallas doesn't love you," "No you certainly can't" -the last words of First Lady of Texas Nellie Connally and 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy moments before the assassination in our timeline (a quote which is lost to history in another world, a...

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.

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...

In my opinion, Robert F. Kennedy was destined to run for President in 1968, as he did IOTL. The combination of Vietnam, urban decay, and Kennedy’s own disapproval of President Johnson, make his entry inevitable. However, IOTL Kennedy dragged his feet on the decision. He, as well as several...

Many years ago I read a few biographies on Robert F. Kennedy. In September 1967, prominent political activist Allard Lowenstein was trying to draft someone to run as the anti-war candidate against President Johnson in the 1968 Democratic primaries. His first choice was Robert F. Kennedy, and he...

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...

The idea of RFK as Attorney General was basically only done with Joe Kennedy maneuvering, and congressional leaders not wanting to start off the new administration on the wrong foot. JFK himself was hesitant to the idea, and RFK was only confirmed by a voice vote. New York Times heavily...

At the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Johnson's team switched the schedule so that the JFK tribute film and RFK speech would occur following the vice presidential roll call as opposed to before it, as was originally planned. They believed the film would wash the delegates in a nostalgic...

June 5, 1968: Senator Robert F. Kennedy is on his way to address a crowd of supporters for the second time that night when his bodyguard William Barry tells him that his plans have changed and that he will instead be holding a press conference. Kennedy, however, is determined to speak to his...

While Kennedy's victory was likely and comfortable, it was not certain. Keating seemed to underestimate the threat and there was an infamous scuffle between Keating at a debate where he appeared to be literally running from the questions. What would happen if enough things fall in place that...

RFK winning the Democratic Nomination and winning the 1968 election is a classic alternate history scenario, one I've been interested in for a long time. However, assuming he wins the nomination over Humphrey (my POD is that he accepts Allard Lowenstein's offer to run in late September 1967...

As the title says. Make the Kennedys as powerful and enduring a political dynasty as possible! Bonus points if you get Joe Jr. to survive WW2 and make him president too.

Rough sketch, Robert Kennedy survives assassination in 1968 but doesn't get the nomination. In 1976, he runs for the nomination and wins, picking Jimmy Carter as his Vice President to balance the ticket. He has a relatively successful Presidency. In 1984, Jimmy Carter runs for the nominations...

For a scenario I'm working on, I need your help with a couple of points. Here is the basic premise: The assassination attempt on the life of US President John F Kennedy on 22 November 1963 fails, only wounding him and sending him into a coma for a couple of days. After regaining...

Following his brother Ted's advice, RDK decided not to run for President in 1968. Instead he endorsed Eugene McCarthy after the New Hampshire primary. In his autobiography, Ted Kennedy said that the endorsement happened only after a crucial meeting with McCarthy, who agreed to support RFK's...

The POD is RFK is never assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. Despite winning most of the primaries he goes on to lose the nomination. But Kennedy's stand-out speech at the Democratic convention, which helps to calm the attendees and blunt the violence in Chicago, and his support for Humphrey in the...

It's common for historians to criticize Hubert Humphrey's failed 1968 campaign: he refused to take a strong stand on the war, declined to campaign with either Robert Kennedy or Eugene McCarthy after the bitter Democratic Convention, and failed to reveal that Nixon had interfered in the Vietnam...

Full disclosure: this is for a story I'm writing where a time traveler prevents the assassinations of both King and Kennedy. Not only do they not die, they're not shot at all, and no one has any clue that they almost were. Now the time traveler is trying to prevent the violence at the Chicago...

The Kennedy family produced two US Presidents, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. Between the two of them, who was the best President?