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zookeeper

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November 22.1963


John F. Kennedy visits Dallas Texas in 1960 he nearly carried that state


against then vice president Richard Nixon The reason President Kennedy
came to Dallas that morning on November 22, 1963. to clear up a spilt in the democratic party between the liberal and conservative wings of the Democratic party/

The young president had been in office less than three years.
In these years the president faced the ole miss crisis. cuba missle crisis facing a showdown with the Soviet Union. Any civil rights bill the president would try to implement would be shot down by dixicrats in the south.
over their deployment of missiles in Cuba.
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The president seek to bring the conservative and liberal wing of the Democratic party together so it would t threaten his run for re-election in ing the presidents imousine was the Democratic Governor of Texas, John Connally, and his wife Nellie. Vice President Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird rode in a following limousine accompanied by Texas Democratic Senator Ralph Yarborough.

The motorcade approaching the end of the Texas School Book Depository Building. Suddenly the sound of three shots

rang out and people began running and screaming..
panic spread thround immediately gh out the area,
As spectators ran or fell to the ground in self-protection, the motorcade accelerated to top speed and raced to near-by

once arriving at
Parkland Hospital. The president was was still breathing. his personal doctor told doctor Slayer that he had Addison so adrenalin was pumped into his blood system.
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Governor Connally or Jackie Kennedy was not hurt at all.,The president’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, fled the scene. About forty-five minutes later, Oswald was confronted by a police officer on a Dallas street. Oswald was shot and killed by the killed the officer
 
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zookeeper

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President Kennedy and his staff sit in the Oval Office and watch the election returns. "Either we sail or sink!", Kennedy said to his staff. Walter Cronkite comes on the air to announce the winner. "While Goldwater has won many Democratic strongholds in the South, as well as his home state, President Kennedy has won re-election."

John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson - 400 electoral votes - 57,141,168
Barry Goldwater/William Scranton - 128 electoral votes - 27,141,164

Barry Goldwater would earn the title of "Mr. Conservative", this would be the last time he would ever run for President. Perhaps Nixon or someone else would run in 1968.

"I wish to congratulate President Kennedy on his win tonight and wish him the best of luck for the next four years", Goldwater very gracefully conceded defeat.
 

zookeeper

Banned
Feb 26, 1965
President Kennedy

signs the Tax Reduction Act lowering income tax rates from a range of 20-91% to 14-70%. Corporate rates are reduced from 52% to 48%.

Aug 30, 1965
Jul 2, 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964

President Kennedy
signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act outlaws discrimination in public facilities, such as parks, and in public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants, and it prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or gender after words he shakes hands with doctor martin Luther king. Vice president johnson ,Senator Humphrey is standing next to him.
Aug 6, 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965

President Kennedy signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act abolishes literacy tests and other tests used by local and state governments to inhibit African-American voting.

aug,7,1965
Senator Thurmond announce switch to Rebublican party.

Mid term Elections
Democrats lose key senate race in Kentucky, south Carolina and many southern state"s G,o,p gain many house seats.

Regarding the California Governor"s race President Kennedy is horrified to see his old pal Richard Nixon becoming the next Governor Of California.


September 2.1965
Star trek debuts
staring Jeffrey Hunter as captain pike of the u.s.s. Enterprise. Leonard nimoy as mr. Spock


Sep 23, 1966
Minimum Wage Increase

The minimum wage is raised in stages from its current $1.25 per hour to $1.60 by February 1968.


Veitnam
Using only Gren berets for south veitnam. Governor Nixon call"s The kennedy and ministration foreign poicy insane and dangerous.











oct.3.1967
President kennedy tell"s Griss grissim to bring him a rock.
regarding the 1972 planed trip to the moon. Kennedy will keep the "rock" the rest of his natural born life.
Nov.3.1967
Classius Clay knocks out Joe fraiser to keep his title world heavy weight champ.
CBS Interview, September 2 1967MR. CRONKITE. Mr. President, the only hot war we've got running atthe moment is of course the one in Viet-Nam, and we have ourdifficulties here, quite obviously.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY. I don't think that unless a greater effort is made by the Government to win popular support that the war can be won out there. In the final analysis, it is their war. They are the ones who have to win it or lose it. We can help them, we can give them equipment, we can send our men out there as advisers, but they have to win it—the people of Viet-Nam—against the Communists. We are prepared to continue to assist them, but I don't think that the war can be won unless the people support the effort, and, in my opinion, in the last 2 months the Government has gottenout of touch with the people.
The repressions against the Buddhists, we felt, were very unwise. Now all we can do is to make it very clear that we don't think thisis the way to win. It is my hope that this will become increasingly obvious to the Government, that they will take steps to try to bring back popular support for this very essential struggle.
MR. CRONKITE. Do you think this Government has time to regainthe support of the people?
PRESIDENT KENNEDY. I do. With changes in policy and perhaps with personnel, I think it can. If it doesn't make those changes, I would think that the chances of winning it would not be very good.
MR. CRONKITE. Hasn't every indication from Saigon beenthatPresident Diem has no intention of changing his pattern .
PRESIDENT KENNEDY. If he does not change it, of course, that is his decision. He has been there 10 years, and, as I say, he has carried this burden when he has been counted out on a number of occasions.
Our best judgment is that he can't be successful on this basis. We hope that he comes to see that; but in the final analysis it is the people end the Government itself who have to win or lose this struggle. All he can do is help, and we are making it very clear. But I don't agree with those who say we should withdraw. That would be a great mistake. That would be a great mistake. I know people don't like Americans to be engaged in this kind of an effort. Forty-seven Americans have been killed in combat with the enemy, but this is a very important struggle even though it is far away.
We took all this—made this effort to defend Europe. Now Europe is quite secure. We also have to participate—we may not like it—in the defense of Asia.
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(b) NBC Interview, September 9

MR. HUNTLEY. Mr. President, in respect to our difficulties in South Viet-Nam, could it be that our Government tends occasionally to get locked into a policy or an attitude and then finds it difficult to alter or shift that policy ?
THE PRESIDENT. Yes, that is true. I think in the case of South Viet Nam we have been dealing with a Government which is in control, has been in control for 10 years. In addition, we have felt for the last 2 years that the struggle against the Communists was going better. Since June, however—the difficulties with the Buddhists—we have been concerned about a deterioration, particularly in the Saigon area, which hasn't been felt greatly in the outlying areas but may spread. So we are faced with the problem of wanting to protect the area against the Communists. On the other hand, we have to deal with the Government there. That produces a kind of ambivalence in our efforts which exposes us to some criticism. We are using our influence to persuade the Government there to take those steps which will win back support. That takes some time, and we must be patient, we mustpersist.
Mr. HUNTLEY. Are we likely to reduce our aid to South Viet-Nam now?
The PRESIDENT. I don't think we think that would be helpful at this time. If you reduce your aid, it is possible you could have some effect upon the government structure there. On the other hand, you might have a situation which could bring about a collapse. Strongly in our mind is what happened in the case of China at the end of World War II, where China was lost—a weak government became increasingly unable to control events. We don't want that.
Mr. BRINKLEY. Mr. President, have You had any reason to doubt this so-called "domino theory," that if South Viet-Nam falls, the rest of Southeast Asia will go behind it ?
The PRESIDENT. No, I believe it. I believe it. I think that the struggle is close enough. China is so large, looms so high just beyond the frontiers, that if South Viet-Nam went, it would not
make a huge difference.
 

zookeeper

Banned
Richard M. Nixon

1969-1974

Republican


The 36th president of the United States knew what it was like losing a close one to Jack Kennedy in 1960.


However in 1968. Nixon won a close one. beating out Wallace. H.H.H


President Nixon passed the clean water act ,lowered taxes, visited China as well easily defeated Senatror Scoop Jackson in a landslide. wining all 48 out of 50 states

president Nixon could of went downnin history as America"a greatist president had it not been for watergate
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John J.Williams

1974-1981


Republican

President Wiliam neither desired the office of vice presidency or presidency.

but when SPIRO agnew resigned he took the number 2. now he was now cheif excutive of the United States.


President Williams sugned the helsinki acords and pardon Nixon to avoid a trial. President Williams resused to run for reelection.or even consider the idea. He was happy soon he would not have

to put up with Vice rockefeller givng him idea"s
on how to won the presidency he lost relection.

John Glenn

1977-1981

Democratic


Having defeated Govenor

Reagan in 1980. President John Glenn was America"s first astronaught president.
Many critics of the Glenn admintration would joke he was born in space. some what effectivie admintrator but dull speaker.

President Glenn brokered a Isarael.palestinan peace deal.

succesfully had the military rescue the hostages in 1980/ Despite these acomplishments. the price of oil was going up and the u.s. was in a recession.

Charles Percy


Republican


1985- 1993

Senator Percy won the election of 1980 against President Glenn in a landslide.


To combact inflation President Percy lowered classes for the middle class in the early 1980"s

.
president Percy against the advice of this cabinent and advisors refused to fire the air traffic controlers that were on strike in the 80"s.

president Percy also tried to get the congress to bring back the gold standard.



1992
Governor
Tom Laughlin
Reubin Askew
47.14.00
E.V. 330

President

Dan Quayle
230

Elizabeth Dole 45/12.00

SENATOR QUAYLE was the favorite to win with Liz Dole as running Mate but the ticket the democratic ticket in 1992 is victorous.


Date 12/ 6./1993
president laughlin also has the federal reserve audited. the economy continues to grow.

1995

President Laughlinl tours Native American reservations all across the u,.s He tells a reporter "let us not


forget that before their was a United State Of AMERICA.

their existed indidignous tribes all along this along what would become this great land of ours, the native americans are the first americans. let us never forget this.


When the star of billy jack first became Governor of the great state of California he was the first Democrat to be elected Governor of california since Pat Brown.

He never expected to become Governor let alone president of the united states.
president

Laughlin says to his lovely wife.
the native American job training act act is passed as is the first balance budget in years.





THE PRESIDENT WINS RELECTION IN A LANDSLIDE.
478 electoral votes
38%

President Laughlin

Vice president
REUBIN aSKEW

43
277
carol Cambell
newt gingrich

The the president"s daughter. Teresa Laughlin appears on magazines like cosmopolitican in america in the 90s.
President laughlins Cabinent rocked by scandal!

The president attoney general
resigns over tax scandle,The s. o. s. resigns over sex scandle with prositute.


President Laughlin says he ashamed by the actions of the former members of his cabinent.

EVENT DATE

June 03 -1999


The Democrats nominate Dick Gephart.

election 2000

Rockefeller 211
Gephardt 315
PERROT 18
1997-2001
Osama bin ladin is captured,

skin heads are arrested near white house attempingto riot.

Senator Bill Frisst wins g.o.p nomination picks Jeff Flake as his running mate.becomes america"s first surgen.

The early part of the 21st century is a tough time for u.s. as the country is rocked by school shooting s and devasting hurricanes.

Event date 14-8-00
award winning journalist Albert Gore and radio talk show host Stephanie miler celebrate 16 years of a happy marriage,they have two daughters.
President Frist
decides to LOWER taxes which angers many
IN HIS PARTY/.President Frist works on overhauling military budget and nasa budget.
Although popular President Frist says he wants to run for a 2nd term. U.s. military sent to Rhodesi for wmb.


President Kennedyy wakes up in the white house having dreams of a living Elvis beating him in 2004 .

He walks pacing back and forth listening to election returns and looks at the portrait of his late farthe ron the white house wall. adjustant to his bedroom. his wife of many years tells him he will surely win the election and go back to sleep .which he does but not a very sound sleep it is.
2004

President
Bill Frist

Mike Huckabee

39.18.16

john f. Kennedy j.r. Junior

Bill Bradley

56.29.19

on, inauguration Bill Frist. congratulates,President Merridiths successor John F.Kennedy junior.

in the second Kennedy admintration, Neo Nazis are continued being apprehended. may 16.2005

u.s. Russia make a joint flight to the moon.

Event Date

late 2007

john f.Kennedy junior is visiting New York New York he is greeted by a storm of of people who are protesting wallstreet. they hurl obsenities and curse words at president Kennedy
On meet the press. Vice President Bill Bradley says he stand by his president on handling of the economy.and knows the president will handle the economic meltdown the country is currently facing.

late 2007, the stock market collapes wall street protests take the streets many are killed in a riot along the streets of washington D.C.

Event date
June.02.2008

The Republicans nominate Senator Lincoln Chaffe who says he will take America out of the great recession.

Event
date
3 2 08



Event Date
4 23.08
"We have been attacked people who feel threaten by our equality, our middle class is shrinking as

president i will do something.to

says Senator Chaffe
G.o.p rally.Elsewhere. president Kennedy in a t.v. interview

says the factory bill if passed will bring the econmy back on track, by summer of 2008. poll"s show

Senator Chaffe with 54% to Kennedy"S 32%,

this does not look good for president Kennedy.
2008

president
John f. Kennedy Kennedy junior
vice president
Bill Bradley
57.19.19
governor
TX.
Senator
Lincoln Chaffe
congresswoman
Kelly aoyte
56.12,00

later that night Chaffe, congradulated president Kennedy over the phone.march 16. 2009

the Factory Bill is passed j.f.k junior looks at a portrait of his farther .he says"you made it look so easy."

Supreme court Justice robert Francis Kennedy die"s 2 day"s after the

the Alternative Energy bill is passed.

Slowly but surely the great recession will end and America returns to normal.
March .7.2009 2012


Governor

Mark warner

Andrew Como

37,17.16

111

Senator
Elliot Guilory
Mike Enzie
311

69,29.18

The Republicans had their first victory for president of the united states since,2000.The .Senator. Eliot Guilory ,first black president/ easily wins the election


President Guilory after being sworn in, as president of the United States. tells the audience at his
inauguration.'We are on our way to a new adventure".
SEPT. 17.2013
President Kennedy shakes hands with President the new president elect and wish him the bes tof luck in his first term as president of the united states.

President Guilory stops a government shutdown. he also signs park life

Animal protection act of 2014.


2016
president
Eliot Guilory wins relection inalandslide enacts legeslation to get space program going lowers taxes
 
Feb 26, 1965

Aug 30, 1965
Jul 2, 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964

President Kennedy
signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act outlaws discrimination in public facilities, such as parks, and in public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants, and it prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or gender after words he shakes hands with doctor martin Luther king. Vice president johnson ,Senator Humphrey is standing next to him.
Aug 6, 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965

President Kennedy signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act abolishes literacy tests and other tests used by local and state governments to inhibit African-American voting.
Does that happen? In OTL, LBJ was only able to get them passed by blaming JFK's assassination on Southern racism. I'm not sure that JFK would do that, and if he did that he could get away with that like LBJ did. Reagan never quashed opposition to his programs by blaming Hinkley's assassination attempt on supporters of "big government".
 

zookeeper

Banned
Does that happen? In OTL, LBJ was only able to get them passed by blaming JFK's assassination on Southern racism. I'm not sure that JFK would do that, and if he did that he could get away with that like LBJ did. Reagan never quashed opposition to his programs by blaming Hinkley's assassination attempt on supporters of "big government".
liberal democrats outnumbered the southern dixicrats then.
 

departue

Gone Fishin'
interesting idea if Kennedy lives would Nixon still run and Watergate still happen? Also the poster had om Laughlin as president . he was in the magnificent Billy jack films and in real life really did run for president . zookeeper had him as governor. interesting.
 
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