2 Men Gunned Down: A TLIAW

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January 9 1969
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FBI Headquarters
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FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, just wanted to get this meeting over with as quick as he could, he was tired and he had stuff to do at home.

"Ok, thanks Steve." The Director said interrupting one of his regional department heads who was going off on some lecture on how he knows exactly where the leader of the Panthers are, he just needs more funding.

"Now, the last item on our list is, do any of you know the identities of those thugs who broke into the Democratic Convention?"

"Yes. My department does, sir." squealed some young timid looking agent.

"Care to elaborate?" Hoover responded.

"Yes, we were examining a coffee machine, and we think we have one of their prints." The agent said, looking down.
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January 11 1969
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A small apartment near the campus of UC Berkeley
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"Dude"

"Dude, wake up."

"Dude, wake the fuck up!" Brian Kesselberger pointlessly yelled to his passed out roommate.

"Ahhh... there's monkeys in my skin!" His roommate suddenly jolted up and screamed, terrified.

"You're fucking fine, man!" Brian yelled back as he sucker punched his flailing roommate.

"Dude", his roommate started, making sure to exaggerate the ooh sound, "How long was I out?"

"Like nearly a whole fucking day, man. We got classes today, let's go." Brian responded, sounding a little more than mildly annoyed.
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January 14 1969
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TWA Flight Center
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Senator elect Robert Francis Kennedy waited in line to board his flight. He was bored, to say the least. He was glad that he got a 2 month break from responsibilities, after winning his senate position. But his brain only seems to run efficiently with heavy loads of stress, which he was sure to get in the senate.

"Umm.. whoever is next in line can step forward." A young man in his mid 20s yelled over the intercom.

"Yes, that's me." Robert said, stepping forward.

"Oh, hello si-.. wait, aren't you that Democrat who ran for senate?" The man asked.

"Uh.. Yes, yes I am." Robert answered happily, a little happy to get recognized.

"Well, my little brother died in Vietnam because of you!" The man said angrily, handing back Robert his ticket in the process.

"I-" Robert stammered.

"Just go on your flight dumbass!"
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January 17 1969
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Unspecified jungle in Vietnam
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Private 1st Class Ben Phillips was exhausted. For the last 3 days he has been assigned to medic duty since the real medic of his squad got blown up by a landmine. Now, he was finally going to get a break by travelling back to Saigon with one of his injured unit members. Their helicopter landed on time and they were now inside waiting for it to take off. Except there was a problem, they weren't taking off.

"Jim, why don't you go check what's going on under the heli'." The pilot quickly said to his co-pilot, who agreed.

"I think I know what the problem is." Yelled Jim, "I can fix it."

At that moment there was a pause in the helicopter. The next moment there was a very loud explosion. And the next moment Private 1st Class Ben Phillips, could feel himself getting launched from the helicopter.

"This isn't good." He thought seconds before landing with a thud.
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Me likes this timeline - More please!:D

I can only imagine what J. Edgar Hoover's reaction will be when said agent tells him whose fingerprint it is…

As for Tricky Dick, I'm wondering how he will deal with the worsening conflict in Vietnam and the intensifying antiwar movement…

IOTL Tim Weiner's book One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon, his secretary and other members of his staff recalled that President Nixon was on the verge of a nervous breakdown… maybe he actually does ITTL if things really do get worse than IOTL?

…Just an idea thrown out there for you.
 
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Me likes this timeline - More please!:D

I can only imagine what J. Edgar Hoover's reaction will be when said agent tells him whose fingerprint it is…

As for Tricky Dick, I'm wondering how he will deal with the worsening conflict in Vietnam and the intensifying antiwar movement…

IOTL Tim Weiner's book One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon, his secretary and other members of his staff recalled that President Nixon was on the verge of a nervous breakdown… maybe he actually does ITTL if things really do get worse than IOTL?

…Just an idea thrown out there for you.

Thanks for the idea and support :)
 
No Wallace in '68...

Does he still plan to run for the democratic nomination in '72 and '76? His odds of winning are probably improved.

I'm also curious to hear about China, the USSR, and the Arab-Israeli co flicts ITTL, especially the Yom Kippur war.
 
No Wallace in '68...

Does he still plan to run for the democratic nomination in '72 and '76? His odds of winning are probably improved.

I'm also curious to hear about China, the USSR, and the Arab-Israeli co flicts ITTL, especially the Yom Kippur war.

Crap. I forgot about Wallace. And you will soon hear from China and Russia and Mideast.
 
Richard Nixon
1969-1970
Vice President:
John Connally
Richard Nixon took office in what most historians call a 'trapped election'. Which, in layman's terms means, that he took over in a situation that would have hurt the approval ratings of any president. He had a tough situation in Vietnam, and a powerful, new wave youth movement to deal with. Richard Nixon decided that he had to solve both of these situations within the first six months of his presidency, and that he did, or at least tried.​
Regarding Vietnam, he told the South Vietnamese government that he was going to start a program called Vietnamization. That means that starting on April 1 1969, the number of U.S troops in Vietnam will get progressively smaller until the number of troops will be zero by 1980, if the conflict doesn't end by then. He also, on March 1 1969, told the public the he will sign an executive order that will ban any president from calling a draft, this was met with much fanfare especially from youth.​
Soldiers in Vietnam after they find out about President Nixon's Vietnamization plan
His other problem, the one regarding the country's nationwide youth violence, was dealt more controversially. President Nixon decided that the best way to deal with the country's rampant youth violence, would be to make the police force stronger and establish curfews and even martial law in some areas more harshly affected by violence. As can be imagined, this move was not met with praise.​
Students at UC Berkeley protesting Richard Nixon's domestic policy
Richard Nixon's domestic policies met harsh opposition from New York Senator Robert Kennedy and civil rights and peace activist Martin Luther King Jr.​
Senator Kennedy and Dr. King together at an anti-violence protest in May 1969
As you may know, President Nixon chose former Vice President and former Democrat, John Connally, as his Vice President. Adversely to how he felt about President McCormack, Connally agreed with a lot of Nixon's policies and thought of him as a good friend too.​
President Nixon speaking with Vice President Connally in June 1969
On July 20 1969, one of the greatest things in the history of Man happened, the first lunar landing. Millions around the world watched as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. They later planted the American flag on the moon and got 2 important phone calls. One from President Nixon, and another from Senator Kennedy. In his phone call, President Nixon congratulated the astronauts and said that he was proud of NASA's recent accomplishments. In his call, President Kennedy also congratulated the astronauts, but he also said that he wants to see NASA land men on Mars by 1985. This goal was met with much praise by the public but got mixed reactions from congress.​
An Apollo 11 astronaut posing for a picture
For the remainder of 1969 and for the first half of 1970, America fell into some kind of unpleasant status quo. That status quo was filled and riddled with youth riots and negative reports from Vietnam, behind the scenes congress was divided by every issue, as Senator Robert Kennedy started gaining support. This status quo would only be broken by a surprising announcement by a lowly FBI Agent on June 3 1970.​
The show, Dan Rather Reports From Vietnam, became one of the most watched shows in the country by 1970
On June 3 1970, whistleblower and former FBI Agent, Harrison Stevenson, announced that the FBI was hiding information that said that President Richard Nixon paid the three men who broke into the Democratic Convention in Chicago. Stevenson also revealed that the men had the intent on spying on the Democratic delegates and using that information to fuel the Nixon campaign's election chances.​
President Nixon responded to these allegations by saying that they were a faceless Democratic conspiracy, but Senator Kennedy started a senate investigation board that would look into the allegations. This affair was dubbed by the media as the Convention Affair.​
President Nixon denying his involvement in the Convention Affair
On September 1 1970, the Senate Investigation Board Regarding The Convention Affair, announced that their investigation backed up former agent Stevenson's report. This made many people from the Democrats, Republicans and the public call for him to resign or be impeached.​
On September 27 1970, in an address to the nation, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation from the office of the president of the United States. He also announced that Vice President John Connally would take over at noon.​
President Nixon's last moments as the Commander in Chief
 
Hoover would've more likely sided with Nixon and covered up the affair. Also, his resignation comes very quickly after the investigation begins- only a few months. IOTL it dragged on for over a year and only ended when Nixon realised he wouldn't have enough support in Congress to prevent an impeachment.
 
Hoover would've more likely sided with Nixon and covered up the affair. Also, his resignation comes very quickly after the investigation begins- only a few months. IOTL it dragged on for over a year and only ended when Nixon realised he wouldn't have enough support in Congress to prevent an impeachment.

Yeah, but Nixon wasn't as popular ITTL as OTL and he head RFK mainly against him too.
 
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