JFK Survives, A Timeline

Chapter 4- Part 1
1:44 PM, (Eastern Time), Washington, DC November 22, 1963:
House Speaker McCormack rushed to find Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, he searched all over the White House, High and Low, Left and Right, until he found LBJ with Lady Bird in the Den, he rushed up to LBJ and said "Lyndon, something terrible has happened, The President, the First Lady, and the Governor of Texas have been shot," LBJ responded in shock "Wh.aa.tt... you are kidding me aren't you? A late April Fools Prank?" "No, im not kidding Lyndon, I heard it on the radio", "By god, any word on there conditions? " "No," Responded McCormack, Lyndon rushed around the White House, informing staff of the Massacre in Dallas, and that there thoughts and prays be for Jack, Jackie and the Governor, this day was set to be long.

TO BE CONTINUED

Again plausability:

Unless McCormack can travel faster then Superman he cannot absorb the news, compose himself, decide that he needs to inform LBJ, get from his office on Capitol Hill to the White House, speak with the WH staff concerning the whereabouts of the president, then, after no one knows where he is, conduct his own exhaustive search, all in only 10 minutes.

In reality, by 10 minutes after the shooting LBJ would have already been informed of the shooting and would be under protective guard. The WH staff would also have heard the news and the WH would be sealed up tight.
 
Of course, having LBJ in the White House is an interesting plot twist.

How is that a plot twist? A plot twist would be if LBJ keels over and dies from a heart attack or we learn later on that some of LBJ's more colorful comments inspired a "mentally unstable" staffer to hatch a plot to rid the nation of that "arrogant Yankee $@%##!! like Henry II & Thomas A beckett.
 
Again plausability:

Unless McCormack can travel faster then Superman he cannot absorb the news, compose himself, decide that he needs to inform LBJ, get from his office on Capitol Hill to the White House, speak with the WH staff concerning the whereabouts of the president, then, after no one knows where he is, conduct his own exhaustive search, all in only 10 minutes.

In reality, by 10 minutes after the shooting LBJ would have already been informed of the shooting and would be under protective guard. The WH staff would also have heard the news and the WH would be sealed up tight.


ugh, changed time


but besides the plausibility problems ive been having and gramatical errors, how do you guys like this TL so far?
 
How is that a plot twist? A plot twist would be if LBJ keels over and dies from a heart attack or we learn later on that some of LBJ's more colorful comments inspired a "mentally unstable" staffer to hatch a plot to rid the nation of that "arrogant Yankee $@%##!! like Henry II & Thomas A beckett.



I was thinking maybe to have LBJ behind all of this, now that would be a plot twist
 
Chapter 4- Part 2
12:47 PM, (Central Time), Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963:
The Ambulance got to Parkland Hospital 17 minutes after the shootings happened, The doctors quickly rushed the President, The First Lady and Governor in as quick as they could, on the upper floors near Trauma Ward 1 everyone was seen rapidly preparing for there high profile patients, the doctors quickly got Trauma Ward 1 ready for them however surgery would most likely be needed,

Everyone was shocked to see them come in, somebody was trying to destroy the American people some thought, Doctors began working on JFK, Jackie and Governor Connally, with Secret Service stationed to protect from anyone attempting to finish the job,

They quickly discovered the bullets that hit the President and the Governor had passed through them, and that the First Lady appeared to be in the worst shape, however it would be Touch and Go for a while, the President, the First Lady and the Governor were quickly rushed into surgery, as Doctors prepared for the surgery that could make or break a career.
 
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Chapter 5
12:54 PM, (Central Time), Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963:
"You ready to operate on the Leader of our Country Nurse?", "Ready as Ill ever be I guess" President Kennedy laid on the Operating Table, and Doctors begin working on him to stop the bleeding, and repair any damage, quickly they discovered through, the damage seemed minimal,

Over in the next operating room, Doctors went to work on the First Lady, unlike the President, the damage was severre, and she was bleeding pretty badly,

Over in the Third Operating Room. Governor Connally laid on his Operating Table, his damage was a little bit worse then Jack's, but not as bad as Jackie's,

2:02 PM, (Eastern Time), Washington DC, November 22, 1963:

"There in Surgery? by god, let's hope some good news comes in soon" LBJ Said

1:04 PM, (Central Time), Dallas, Texas , November 22, 1963:

"We're losing her!!!!!!" The Doctor says


TO BE CONTINUED
 
I was thinking maybe to have LBJ behind all of this, now that would be a plot twist

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No, it would be an egregious defamation without a serious character changing POD much, much earlier. One that probably even butterflies his Vice Presidency away in the first place. I'm certainly no LBJ fan, but I can't think of a worse TL than one in which you turn a human being into a murderer to fill out an already (sorry) hollow and unrealistic plot.

Shame.
 
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No, it would be an egregious defamation without a serious character changing POD much, much earlier. One that probably even butterflies his Vice Presidency away in the first place. I'm certainly no LBJ fan, but I can't think of a worse TL than one in which you turn a human being into a murderer to fill out an already (sorry) hollow and unrealistic plot.

Shame.



What do you mean by a hollow and unrealistic plot?
 
What do you mean by a hollow and unrealistic plot?

Everyone else has helped you out with that a lot and it's getting a lot better. I'm just warning you against vilifying real people who you know so little about. Or really anybody. How would you feel if people wrote you as a conspirator to the murder of a president turned accidental first murder of a First Lady?

With an earlier POD, it could be more believable (I would change the name to a fictional person for sure, though...) and not offend anyone, but your POD was obviously Oswald missing... that's a little too late to call LBJ a ladykiller.

Responsible for a lot of good young men not coming home? Sure. Bad person? Not necessarily. Conspirator to JFK's assassination? Pump the breaks...

Thanks.
 
Everyone else has helped you out with that a lot and it's getting a lot better. I'm just warning you against vilifying real people who you know so little about. Or really anybody. How would you feel if people wrote you as a conspirator to the murder of a president turned accidental first murder of a First Lady?

With an earlier POD, it could be more believable (I would change the name to a fictional person for sure, though...) and not offend anyone, but your POD was obviously Oswald missing... that's a little too late to call LBJ a ladykiller.

Responsible for a lot of good young men not coming home? Sure. Bad person? Not necessarily. Conspirator to JFK's assassination? Pump the breaks...

Thanks.

Oh when you mentioned to a hollow and unrealistic plot you mentioned I thought you were talking about the whole thing, not just the LBJ idea,


Chapter 6 up soon, it's guaranteed to be a sad one:(
 
Oh when you mentioned to a hollow and unrealistic plot you mentioned I thought you were talking about the whole thing, not just the LBJ idea,


Chapter 6 up soon, it's guaranteed to be a sad one:(

So...

We're just gonna blow by this whole thing, then.

Great. Good luck on the forum. May God have mercy on your soul once these AH guys smell blood...
 
Chapter 6
1:30 PM, (Central Time), Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963:

"How are they Doctor?"

"The President appears to be stabilized, minor tissue damage, should make a full recovery, the Governor suffered some Minor Lung Damage, but he should be fine as well"

"And the First Lady sir?"

"Umm, she suffered a complete tear of her left lung, there was nothing we could do for her"

"Oh my god"

1:06 PM, (Central Time), Dallas, Texas , November 22, 1963:

"We're losing her!!!!!!" The Doctor says

"Shock her!@!!!!" A Nurse Says

Despite there attempts to revive her, the First Lady would die on the operating table at 1:06 PM Central Time

"She's gone, she's gone" The Doctor said in sorrow

2:11 PM, (Eastern Time), Washington DC, November 22, 1963:

"Doctors at Parkland Hospital are set to announce the conditions of the President, The First Lady and the Governor at 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, CBS will take you there for the live press conference when the time comes, now back to your regularly scheduled programming"

"By god I hope they will be okay" LBJ said

"All of us do Lyndon" McCormack said
 
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