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First I would have win the 1941 Senate special election that he lost OTL. I would have him win reelection in 1942 and 1948. He replaces, Alban Berkley as Majority Leader in 1949. He would, like OTL, transform it into a powerful position. When he takes office as Vice President, he would be de facto Majority Leader. He would have power because ITTL Kennedy listens to him. OLT Kennedy ignored Johnson's advice to wait to introduce the civil rights bill until after the rest of his program had passed. LBJ correctly predicted that Southerners would hold Kennedy's program hostage. ITTL the civil rights bill is introduced in early November 1963. Kennedy has been working on it for six months, so all the necessary compromises have been made. After the assassination, LBJ makes a big push and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes in January.
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