Regardless of how it happens, suppose FDR lives until 1949. What would be the likely changes?
Regardless of how it happens, suppose FDR lives until 1949. What would be the likely changes?
If he doesn't resign, the differences start in 1948, where a Republican is elected President. Truman continued all of his policies.
This could actually fuck up Civil Rights a tad, Truman was the best on that between Lincoln and LBJ.
I seem to remember reading that he would have resigned as President the moment the war ended to become UN Secretary General. Unfortunately, I don't know the source.
I seem to remember reading that he would have resigned as President the moment the war ended to become UN Secretary General. Unfortunately, I don't know the source.
Would the war in the pacific have gone any differently, or would it have largely stayed the same?
One way to potentially have him survive and retain the change in character assigned to the polio is to give him Guillain–Barré syndrome instead.
Indeed many medical historians believe he had GBS and not polio based on all of the symptoms.
GBS leads to paralysis and major pain but in 75% of the cases the patient recovers mobility, or at least most of it, within a year.
So if he has GBS and spends a year or more recovering, perhaps with a retained limp, then he likely gets the character building but not the health issues connected with polio.
Indeed he might well become something of a health nut to try and get as much of his health back (IE no smoking, etc).
That well could let him make it to 49.