Let's tweak November 22, 1963

I'm changeing a few things about the JFK assassination and saving JFK in the process. After I'm done I'd like some input on the plausibility and maybe the repercussions, long and short term. Here goes:

As the motorcade passes by Oswald's window he attempts to fire the first shot at President Kennedy, only for the Carcano's unreliability kicks in jamming the cartridge, frustrated he goes about taking the rifle apart and pulling the bullet out, by the time he is finished Kennedy's car is nearly out of view, he quickly shoots a shot at the car it ricochets up into Connely's neck going clean through killing the Governor at angle into the back seat, it grazes the first lady's left cheek and continues along landing in the lower part of a bystander's leg.

Oswald ignored what was happening in the car as the bullet ricocheted and tried for what he thought was a sure thing he turned his rifle towards Vice-President Johnson's car following behind the President's, already the Secret service is rushing Kennedy out while Johnson is being thrown to the seat of the car, in the middle of him being tossed down by Agent Rufus Youngblood two shots rang out one hit Johnson in the right lung and continueing into Rufus Youngblood's heart killing him. The second shot tore through Johnson's aorta killing him.

Kennedy's car raced to the hospital while Johnson's in hot pursuit where Johnson, Youngblood, and Connely are all declared dead there. Oswald made his escape as per OTL and is captured all the same. When he is being led out of the jailhouse Jack Ruby, his OTL assassin, while walking across the street to the jailhouse he is hit by a car breaking one of his ankles and legs preventing him from finishing his goal.

That's that then. Discuss. If you've got any questions let me know.
 

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DO you not mean that Oswald was killed resisting arrest - he just damaged Jackie Kennedys face its not like he ONLY killed JFK....
 
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DO you not mean that Oswald was killed resisting arrest - he just damaged Jackie Kennedys face its not like he ONLY killed JFK....
No I actually meant that he would go on trial in the future. I'm sure killing the VP would have repercussions.
 
There's a federal-state joint investigation (guess who's in charge!), but not as prominent as Warren because the President isn't killed. Keep in mind that neither under Texas or federal laws were there any statutes dealing with presidential (or any form of) assassination. It would be premeditated first-degree murder, plus conspiracy. In Texas that means the electric chair. Connally's LG replaces him, and Terry Sanford becomes VP in '64.
 
It could work as either a collaborative TL or a Narrative one. If it were collaborative it should go to and beyond the present day so we can see what would have happened if JFK survived.
 
Always thought that nabbing Kennedy was a bit ASB...

...Nice to see reality(!)

So - goodbye Oswald and LBJ, Jack Ruby's in hospital and Jackie gets a face-lift. Kennedy gets a lot of 'survivor sympathy'. Well engineered!
 
Jackie would likely have a facial scar covered with makeup, she'll probably set up a charity for women with facial scarring and disfigurement. As for the new Vice President, Stuart Symington would probably be tapped
 
Sanford to get the Southern vote IMO. I know Bobby was Stu's biggest backer in '60 but in '64 he needs a Southerner to at least dampen his image as the Southern Antichrist.
 
There have been a million JFK-lives threads, it just requires using Search.

Apollo: No. JFK didn't really care about space in the long term, just as a prestige project. I know people like to wank space in those TLs, but it doesn't mesh with his OTL sentiments (or for that matter his brother's, in RFK-wins TLs) on the subject.
Civil Rights: Goes through in 1964-5. IOTL JFK had already convinced Charlie Halleck to support it before his death, so it passes the House and perhaps the Senate takes a few weeks longer.
Domestic Policy: Much more conservative than Johnson. New Frontier legislation was tax cuts (the biggest till Reagan- 90% to 60% on top earners and 60 to 45 for corporate- vehemently opposed by many Republicans and SoDems, in a 180 from today), federal aid to education, and a few assorted odds and ends. Medicaid yes, Medicare no.
Cities: Impossible to game.
'Nam: Abrams, not Westy, is picked. No combat troops most likely, just continuing the OTL policy. It can't be called Vietnamization because that would require LBJ's Americanization, which won't happen ITTL.
'64: 400+ EV, difference is a few Mountain West or Deep Southern states won't go for JFK.
LBJ dumped: An urban myth.

Cabinet shuffle: Katzenbach (Justice), McNamara (State), RFK (Defense), Rusk (UN).
 
Symington's a Missouri Senator. That's kinda, sorta Southern (way southern to Kennedy). He's still running against Goldwater, probably, so would he really care about "wooing" the South in this election? Postponing the Civil Rights legislation and still having that heroic LBJ legacy-thing might be enough to keep Texas and some others.
 
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