Alternate Politicians - After 1900

[brunohusker]

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Nile Clark Kinnick Jr. - July 9 1918- January 11th 2015

Offices Held:

Member of the Iowa Senate- 1950 to 1954

Representative for Iowa's 1st District- 1954-1962

Governor of Iowa 1962-1966

US Senator from Iowa 1968-1976

Vice President 1976-1980


Arguably the most notable politician from the state of Iowa, in addition to being one of its most notable athletes with his Heisman Trophy victory in 1939, Nile Kinnick gave a lifetime of service to his country. After serving in the US Navy in World War Two, he graduated from law school at the University of Iowa and won a number of state and national offices, leading to his selection as Vice President to run on Gerald Ford's ticket in 1976. While Kinnick ran in the presidential primaries in 1980, he lost to Ronald Reagan, but campaigned for the 39th president. Kinnick then returned to private legal practice in Des Moines.

 

[SomeGuyOnline]

Name: Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy
Date of Birth: February 22, 1932
Date of Death: August 25, 2009
Political Party: Democratic

List of Offices Held:
Senator from Massachusetts (November 7, 1962 - December 21, 1980)
Senate Majority Whip (January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1971)
Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1981 - March 31, 1981)
President of the United States (March 31, 1981 - January 20, 1989)

 

[jack_donaghy_is_the_shado]

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Name: Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy
Date of Birth: February 22, 1932
Date of Death: August 25, 2009
Political Party: Democratic

List of Offices Held:
Senator from Massachusetts (November 7, 1962 - December 21, 1980)
Senate Majority Whip (January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1971)
Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1981 - March 31, 1981)
President of the United States (March 31, 1981 - January 20, 1989)

I'm guessing Hinckley was "successful" this time. Who did Teddy succeed?
Lloyd Bentsen?
Jimmy Carter?
Ernest Hollings?

 

[SomeGuyOnline]

I'm guessing Hinckley was "successful" this time. Who did Teddy succeed?
Lloyd Bentsen?
Jimmy Carter?
Ernest Hollings?

I was actually thinking of Jerry Brown.

 

[brunohusker]

Another alternate politician from the Cornhusker State.

John William “Johnny “ Carson. Born 1925

List of offices

Douglas County NE County Board member 1950-1956
Omaha city councilman 1956-1960
Mayor of Omaha 1961-1970
US Senator 1970-1994

A former radio and TV personality at WOW-TV in Omaha, Carson got into politics on a lark, running for a county board seat in 1950 while continuing to host his local radio show. Eventually Carson became a popular mayor and beat arch conservative Senator Roman Hruska in 1970, serving until 1994. While he tried to run for the democratic nomination for president in 1988, he failed to win the primary but with his typical humor he said that “ most people our there don’t think Nebraska exists. So that must mean I don’t exist outside of my own state.”

 

[MNM041]

Frederick Crist "Freddy" Trump Jr.
Political party: Republican

Governor of New York (1983 - 1995)
President of the United States (1997 - 2005)

Once seen as the black sheep of the (in)famous New York real estate family, this pilot turned politician's story nearly ended before it began due to a drinking problem which nearly cost him his life. After getting finally kicking his alcohol problems, Trump would take charge of his life, mounting a successful campaign for New York Governor, beating Mario Cuomo in a shocking upset victory. Supporters of Freddy Trump saw the him as a refreshingly honest candidate who told it like it was and wasn't afraid to speak the truth.

While in office, Fred Trump Jr would gain a reputation as a friend of the working man and an enemy of big business, enacting policies that would soon make him the face of the liberal Republicans.

His success and popularity would catapult him to the forefront of the Republican primaries during the 1996 election. Come November that year, Trump would defeat Bill Clinton for another upset victory.

Ironically, the political success of Freddy Trump Jr. would come at the detriment of the family that had shunned him, as the Department Of Justice under Freddy Trump would end up investigating the business dealings of the Trump organization, ending with President Trump's brother Donald being indicted for tax fraud.

 

[SomeGuyOnline]

Name: James Dean
Date of Birth: February 8, 1931
Date of Death: November 26, 2021 (age 90)
Political Party: Republican

List of Offices Held:
Governor of Indiana (January 13, 1969 - December 18, 1972)
President of the United States (January 20, 1973 - January 20, 1981)

 

[Sir William Jol]

Robert F. Kennedy (1925–2021)​

Name: Robert Francis "RFK/Bobby" Kennedy
Born: November 20, 1925
Died: March 11, 2028 (aged 102)
Political Party:

Democratic​

Spouse: Ethel Skakel (m. 1950)
Children: Kathleen (b. 1951), Joseph II (b. 1952), Robert Jr. (b. 1954), David (b. 1955), Courtney (b. 1956), Michael (b. 1958), Kerry (b. 1959), Christopher (b. 1963), Matthew (b. 1965), Douglas (b. 1967), Rory (b. 1968), Evelyn (b. 1969), Sandra (b. 1970), George Washington (b. 1971), Jessica and Jennifer (b. 1973), Betty (b. 1978; adopted 1983), Maurice (b. 1985; adopted 1989), Arjav (b. 1991; adopted 1992), Kim (b. 1991; adopted 1993), M'Bali (b. 2001; adopted 2005)

List of Offices:
64th United States Attorney General (January 21, 1961 - September 3, 1964)
United States Senator from New York, Class 1 (January 3, 1965 - December 17, 1968)
37th President of the United States (January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977)
United States Senator from New York, Class 3 (August 11, 1977 - January 3, 1999)
Deputy President pro tempore of the United States Senate (January 13, 1978 - January 3, 1985)
Senate Minority Leader (January 3, 1985 - January 3, 1987)
Senate Majority Leader (January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1997)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate (January 3, 1997 - January 3, 1999)

Inspired by @RogueBeaver's Flight of Fate and @gap80's Kentucky Fried Politics: A Colonel Sanders Timeline, specifically RFK's wikibox in Chapter 121: January 2021 - June 2021, one of the final chapters in a very well documented and thought-out timeline.
Edit: Moved RFK's date of death forward to give him an extra 7 years. Gotta keep making alternate US Presidents centennials.

 

[jack_donaghy_is_the_shado]

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Robert F. Kennedy (1925–2021)​

Name: Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy
Born: November 20, 1925
Died: March 11, 2021 (aged 95)
Political party: Democratic
Spouse: Ethel Skakel (m. 1950)
Children: Kathleen (b. 1951), Joseph II (b. 1952), Robert Jr. (b. 1954), David (b. 1955), Courtney (b. 1956), Michael (b. 1958), Kerry (b. 1959), Christopher (b. 1963), Matthew (b. 1965), Douglas (b. 1967), Rory (b. 1968), Evelyn (b. 1969), Sandra (b. 1970), George Washington (b. 1971), Jessica (b. 1973), Jennifer (b. 1973), Betty (b. 1978; a. 1983), Maurice (b. 1985; a. 1989), Arjav (b. 1991; a. 1992), Kim (b. 1991; a. 1993), M'Bali (b. 2001; a. 2005)

List of Offices
64th United States Attorney General (January 21, 1961 - September 3, 1964)
United States Senator from New York, Class 1 (January 3, 1965 - December 17, 1968)
37th President of the United States (January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977)
United States Senator from New York, Class 3 (August 11, 1977 - January 3, 1999)
Senate Minority Leader (January 3, 1985 - January 3, 1987)
Senate Majority Leader (January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1997)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate (January 3, 1997 - January 3, 1999)

Well that's one way to ensure a Democratic majority....hi-ohh.

 

[SomeGuyOnline]

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Robert F. Kennedy (1925–2021)​

Name: Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy
Born: November 20, 1925
Died: March 11, 2021 (aged 95)
Political party: Democratic
Spouse: Ethel Skakel (m. 1950)
Children: Kathleen (b. 1951), Joseph II (b. 1952), Robert Jr. (b. 1954), David (b. 1955), Courtney (b. 1956), Michael (b. 1958), Kerry (b. 1959), Christopher (b. 1963), Matthew (b. 1965), Douglas (b. 1967), Rory (b. 1968), Evelyn (b. 1969), Sandra (b. 1970), George Washington (b. 1971), Jessica (b. 1973), Jennifer (b. 1973), Betty (b. 1978; a. 1983), Maurice (b. 1985; a. 1989), Arjav (b. 1991; a. 1992), Kim (b. 1991; a. 1993), M'Bali (b. 2001; a. 2005)

List of Offices
64th United States Attorney General (January 21, 1961 - September 3, 1964)
United States Senator from New York, Class 1 (January 3, 1965 - December 17, 1968)
37th President of the United States (January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977)
United States Senator from New York, Class 3 (August 11, 1977 - January 3, 1999)
Senate Minority Leader (January 3, 1985 - January 3, 1987)
Senate Majority Leader (January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1997)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate (January 3, 1997 - January 3, 1999)

1. Are multiple versions of the same person allowed, since I think someone already did RFK on here?, and 2. HOLY CR*P 21 KIDS?! HOW?

 

[Sir William Jol]

1. Are multiple versions of the same person allowed, since I think someone already did RFK on here?, and 2. HOLY CR*P 21 KIDS?! HOW?

Well he already had 11 kids IOTL but in Kentucky Fried Politics he had another three plus twins Jessica and Jennifer in the '70s. Then he and Ethel adopted 5-year-old Betty from Ireland, 4-year-old Maurice from Quebec, 1-year-old Arjav from India, 2-year-old Kim from the People's Republic of China, and 4-year-old M'Bali ("Li") from Burkina Faso in their later years from 1983 to 2005. Also took the date of RFK's death from that timeline as well. In Kentucky Fried Politics RFK was his brother's Under Secretary of State (JFK was LBJ's Secretary of State) from 1961-1965, Walter Mondale's Secretary of Commerce from 1973-1981, and Carol Bellamy and Lee Iacocca's FBI Director from 1989-1997. I also took RFK's post-presidency career in the Senate from the timeline Flight of Fate.

Idk if multiple versions of the same person are allowed. Have to ask the OP about that. @LAHistorian15 what do you think?

 

[Sir William Jol]

Well that's one way to ensure a Democratic majority....hi-ohh.

Yep that's for sure.

 

[LAHistorian15]

1. Are multiple versions of the same person allowed, since I think someone already did RFK on here?, and 2. HOLY CR*P 21 KIDS?! HOW?

People are allowed to make multiple versions of characters. However I would detest people spamming out multiple versions of the same person.

 

[Sir William Jol]

Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948)​

Name: Charles Evans "Chuck/Charlie" Hughes
Born: April 11, 1862
Died: August 27, 1948 (aged 86)
Political Party:

Republican​

Spouse: Antoinette Carter (m. 1888; died 1945)
Children: Charles Jr. (b. 1889), Helen (b. 1892), Catherine (b. 1898), Elizabeth (b. 1907)

List of Offices:
36th Governor of New York (January 1, 1907 - October 6, 1910)
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (October 10, 1910 - June 10, 1916)
43rd United States Secretary of State (November 20, 1916 - November 20, 1916)
Acting President of the United States (November 20, 1916 - March 4, 1917)
29th President of the United States (March 4, 1917 - January 20, 1921)

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1979)​

Name: Franklin Delano "FDR/Frank" Roosevelt
Born: January 30, 1882
Died: May 4, 1979 (aged 97)
Political Party:

Democratic (until 1944)​

National Union (1944)​

Liberal (1944-1979)​

Spouse: Eleanor Roosevelt (m. 1905; died 1962)
Children: Anna (b. 1906; died 1975), James II (b. 1907), Franklin (b. 1908; died 1909), Elliott (b. 1910), Franklin Jr. (b. 1914), John II (b. 1916)

List of Offices:
Member of the New York State Senate from the 26th district (January 1, 1911 - March 17, 1913)
12th United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (March 17, 1913 - March 2, 1915)
United States Senator from New York (March 4, 1915 - January 3, 1921)
30th and 33rd President of the United States (January 20, 1921 - January 20, 1953; January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977)
2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations (April 10, 1953 - July 14, 1968)

Inspired by the following series of wikiboxes by @CTTeller
Part 1: James M. Cox (not included as a President in my timeline I've created here as Hughes becomes President in 1916 and FDR wins the 1914 Senate race in New York, becoming the Democratic nominee in 1920)
Part 2: FDR (mostly took from this one, including the picture and FDR's 50+ year long political career)
Part 3: Henry A. Wallace (didn't take anything from this one as I don't think FDR would keep Wallace around for that long and I decided to make FDR's planned Liberal Party a thing, which he planned to make by announcing Willkie as his running mate in 1944)

Edit: Added Charles Evans Hughes as FDR's predecessor. There was in fact a contingency plan Woodrow Wilson made in the case that he lost the 1916 presidential election in which he would nominate presumptive President-elect Charles Evans Hughes as his Secretary of State (after incumbent Secretary Robert Lansing resigned of course) and then resign the presidency himself along with Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, in order to make Hughes the Acting President 5 months earlier before officially taking the oath of office as the 29th President due to the very long lame-duck period that existed before the passage of the 20th Amendment in 1933 IOTL and the presence of the Great War in Europe and America's involvement not yet certain (IOTL The US joined the war on the side of the Entente in April 1917). ITTL the Amendment is pushed by Wilson and Hughes earlier, with its passage in 1918 (now known ITTL as the 19th Amendment due to OTL's 19th Amendment being passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920).

 

[SomeGuyOnline]

(This is a follow up to my Ted Kennedy post)

Name: Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr.
Date of Birth: April 7, 1938
Date of Death: March 31, 1981 (age 42)
Political Party: Democratic

List of Offices Held:
Secretary of State of California (January 4, 1971 - January 6, 1975)
Governor of California (January 6, 1975 - December 21, 1980)
President of the United States (January 20, 1981 - March 31, 1981)

Preceded by: Gerald Ford
Succeeded by: Ted Kennedy

 

[PolishMagnet]

Just noticed this thread exists, and imo it's a great idea as a resource. Needs more non-Americans though. If it's alright I'd like to share some fun ones from my timeline.

Name: Alexandre ("Sacha/Sasha") Stavisky
Date of Birth: 20 November 1886
Date of Death: 8 January 1943 (57 years old)
Affiliation: Socialist Unity Party, Majoritarian Wing

List of Offices Held:
President of the Fourth French Republic (1935-1943)

Preceded by: Marie Abel
Succeeded by: Simone Signoret

A Polish Jew born in Kyiv in the former Russian Empire, Stavisky's family moved to France before the Great War, where he struggled to integrate. He tried various professions, including singer, nightclub manager, factory worker, and finally running a gambling den. During his time in the underworld, he became acquainted with various figures of the socialist movement in France, eventually becoming one of its best leaders. He eventually succeeded the Mother of the Revolution, Marie Abel, and led the country through the World War as the loveable uncle "Sasha" (a nickname given to many Slavs in France).

(OTL this guy is basically just a swindler who sells fake bonds. His trial was a big thing in France. I decided to leave it open as to whether he still did criminal stuff ITTL)

 

[Sir William Jol]

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915–1962)​

Name: Joseph Patrick "JPK/Joe Jr." Kennedy Jr.
Born: July 25, 1915
Died: January 2, 1962 (aged 46)
Manner of Death: Assassination
Political Party:

Democratic​

Spouse: Aimée de Sá Sottomaior (m. 1945)
Children: Joseph III (b. 1946), Cristina (b. 1947)

List of Offices:
57th Governor of Massachusetts (January 2, 1947 - January 8, 1953)
36th President of the United States (January 20, 1953 - January 2, 1962)

Basically JPK Jr. in the universe of For All Time. Assassinated in January 1962, less than a year into his third term as President (the 22nd Amendment was never passed ITTL due to FDR dying shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941), by Charles Whitman while delivering a speech in Austin, Texas.

 

[marktaha]

Well he already had 11 kids IOTL but in Kentucky Fried Politics he had another three plus twins Jessica and Jennifer in the '70s. Then he and Ethel adopted 5-year-old Betty from Ireland, 4-year-old Maurice from Quebec, 1-year-old Arjav from India, 2-year-old Kim from the People's Republic of China, and 4-year-old M'Bali ("Li") from Burkina Faso in their later years from 1983 to 2005. Also took the date of RFK's death from that timeline as well. In Kentucky Fried Politics RFK was his brother's Under Secretary of State (JFK was LBJ's Secretary of State) from 1961-1965, Walter Mondale's Secretary of Commerce from 1973-1981, and Carol Bellamy and Lee Iacocca's FBI Director from 1989-1997. I also took RFK's post-presidency career in the Senate from the timeline Flight of Fate.

Idk if multiple versions of the same person are allowed. Have to ask the OP about that. @LAHistorian15 what do you think?

Poor Ethel!

 

[marktaha]

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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1979)​

Name: Franklin Delano "FDR" Roosevelt
Born: January 30, 1882
Died: May 4, 1979 (aged 97)
Political Party:

Democratic (until 1944)​

National Union (1944)​

Liberal (1944–1979)​

Spouse: Eleanor Roosevelt (m. 1905; died 1962)
Children: Anna (b. 1906; died 1975), James II (b. 1907), Franklin (b. 1908; died 1909), Elliott (b. 1910), Franklin Jr. (b. 1914), John II (b. 1916)

List of Offices:
Member of the New York State Senate from the 26th district (January 1, 1911 - March 17, 1913)
12th United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (March 17, 1913 - August 26, 1920)
29th Vice President of the United States (March 4, 1921 - July 25, 1921)
30th & 33rd President of the United States (July 25, 1921 - January 20, 1953; January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977)
2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations (April 10, 1953 - July 14, 1968)

This sounds ASB!

 

[Asukai15]

Name: Jacqueline Lee Kennedy (née Bouvier)
Birth Year: 1929
Death Year: 2001
Reason for Death: Natural Causes
Spouse: John Fitzgerald Kennedy (m. 1953, died 1963)
Children: Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (b. 1957), John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (b. 1960)
Affiliation: Democratic Party (1953-2001)

Political Offices:
- United States First Lady (1961-1963)
- United States Ambassador to France (1964-1969)
- United States Senator from New York (1971-1995)