1960 presidential elections in USA; Nixon wins

What if Nixon wins 1960 elections? In OTL he was very close to victory.

Nixon has to deal with Senate under the control of Lyndon B. Johnson and a representative house held by the Democrats.

I don't believe Nixon would be calm enough to deal, diplomatically with Russia during Cuba Missile Crisis.

I doubt he will be re-elected when Democrats are able to secure the 64 and 68 election.
 
Nixon has to deal with Senate under the control of Lyndon B. Johnson and a representative house held by the Democrats.

I don't believe Nixon would be calm enough to deal, diplomatically with Russia during Cuba Missile Crisis.

I doubt he will be re-elected when Democrats are able to secure the 64 and 68 election.

I think you should learn more about Nixon outside of Futurama's portrayal.
 
The Cuban Missile Crisis may be averted, or at the very least radically different as the Soviets knew they couldn't screw with Nixon like they did with Kennedy.

He would also get the Civil Rights Act passed,given he was heavily in support of it.

Other then that,he was also more liberal in the 1960s I think then he was when he was later elected,he also wasn't as paranoid so nothing like Watergate would occur with him.

He might lose re-election in 1964 based on voter fatigue or some such but I kind of doubt it.
 

jahenders

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The Cuban Missile Crisis may be averted, or at the very least radically different as the Soviets knew they couldn't screw with Nixon like they did with Kennedy.

He would also get the Civil Rights Act passed,given he was heavily in support of it.

Other then that,he was also more liberal in the 1960s I think then he was when he was later elected,he also wasn't as paranoid so nothing like Watergate would occur with him.

He might lose re-election in 1964 based on voter fatigue or some such but I kind of doubt it.

Good point. He might have averted the crisis preemptively. Even if he didn't, there's no reason to assume he wouldn't have done at least as well as Kennedy. IOTL, by working to put nukes in Cuba, Russia got the US to pull Jupiter missiles out of Turkey. So, it wasn't a pure "win" for the US.
 
Nixon the Dull

Most likely no Bay of Pigs debacle as a) he decides not to let it happen, or b) provides sufficient support that the landing succeeds. However, the Batista regime is still remembered in Cuba, so the counter-revolution may exist only by continued US "assistance". With Cuba being easily blockadeable, the war there ends rather quickly.

In either event, Nixon does not want to get bogged down in Vietnam, and without the military incompetents Kennedy suffered (like McNamara's Band) neither does the US destabilize the Diem regime.

Without a Vietnam War, the Hippies remain a small fringe like the Beatniks of the previous decade. The counter-cultural revolution does not happen. (And a lot of good music evaporates.)

It is too early for Nixon To Go To China, so someone else does that.

1964, the Conservative Movement does not get a boost from the Goldwater Campaign, as Barry supports Nixon.

Nixon would have a narrow shave in 1964 in getting reelected. No Plumbers, as he wouldn't be as paranoid as in OTL. JFK 's health would probably prevent his running, and LBJ wouldn't want to leave his beloved Senate, so the Democrat most likely (I say with a pinch of irony) would be Humphrey. Assuming a fair amount of prosperity, HHH would lose.

Nixon could leave the White House in 1968, still fairly young (as Presidents go) and having an administration noted for it's lack of drama. His remaining years recognized as the Premier Senior Statesman of the Republican Party and Chief Kingmaker.
 
There's a TL called All Along The Watchtower which does just this. Sadly cut off but it did do a very good job of looking into the first few years of a Nixon administration.
 
I think the Cuban Missile Crisis is averted. The Soviets knew not to screw with Nixon, they saw Kennedy as weak. Civil rights still happens, but is weaker than OTL, voting rights could also happen as well. 1964, barring a major scandal or economic down turn goes narrowly for Nixon (I think voter fatigue would be an issue however). If Nixon avoids Vietnam, the '68 election is close, but still goes to the Democrats (maybe HHH, or if his health doesn't falter as IOTL, LBJ perhaps). If Vietnam still happens, the Democrats win '68 in a landslide and probably '72 in a landslide as well.
 

ben0628

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Good point. He might have averted the crisis preemptively. Even if he didn't, there's no reason to assume he wouldn't have done at least as well as Kennedy. IOTL, by working to put nukes in Cuba, Russia got the US to pull Jupiter missiles out of Turkey. So, it wasn't a pure "win" for the US.

I believe I read somewhere that the Jupiter missiles in Turkey at that time were pretty much obsolete by then so the US didn't really care. Also, the withdraw of the missiles were not publicized at the time, so crisis really was a pure win for the US. The only real setback for the US was that in the end the only true winner of the crisis was Castro. If the crisis is averted and the Soviets don't try to put missiles in Cuba, the US will have a better chance of overthrowing Castro.
 
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