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John F Kennedy had the public image of someone in the picture of health, when he was far from it. He almost died a number of times before he even ran for president. Let's say that Oswald doesn't feel like assassinating anyone, and nobody kills Kennedy. He gets re-elected against Goldwater and keeps Lyndon B Johnson as VP. Then in November 1967 JFK finally succumbs to his Addison's and other medical illnesses, dropping dead.

First, what's going to be the immediate public reaction? The public has no idea that Kennedy has faced serious illnesses all his life. How are they supposed to react when someone in the prime of their life drops dead? And once the truth of his death is revealed, how's that going to impact his image given they've been lied to about their POTUS? Sure, they'd expect the womanizing, which would probably already be known at this point, but this?

Second, where does that leave LBJ? Unlike IOTL, Vietnam hasn't tainted him(or at least not nearly as much). 1968 is going to be the last shot he has at the election, so he'll try to get the Democratic nomination. I'm not sure whether RFK will challenge him or not, but I think he'd wait until '72 because his brother's shocking death is too soon. Humphrey might, though I expect LBJ to keep the nomination. Though who would be chosen for the Republicans, and would they beat him or not? I still think they'd choose Nixon. What's 1963-1973 going to look like in this timeline?
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