U.S. PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS
1/20/1961-1/20/1965: 35) Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)/37) Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. (MN)
1960 Democratic primaries: Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Pat Brown, George H. McLain, Hubert Humphrey, George Smathers, Mike DiSalle, Adlai Stevenson, Stuart Symington
1960 Republican primaries: Richard M. Nixon, Cecil Underwood, James M. Lloyd, George H. Bender; Nelson A. Rockefeller, Barry M. Goldwater (unofficial)
1960 November election:
Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert Humphrey (D),
Richard Nixon/Walter Judd (R)
1/20/1965-1/20/1973: 36) Harland D. Sanders Sr. (R-KY)/38) William W. Scranton Sr. (R-PA)
1964 Democratic primaries: Lyndon B. Johnson, John M. Patterson, Wayne Morse, Pat Brown, Sam Yorty, John W. Reynolds Jr.
1964 Republican primaries: Barry Goldwater, Nelson Rockefeller, Colonel Sanders (drafted), Jim Rhodes, John M. Byrnes, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Walter Judd, William Scranton, Margaret Chase Smith, Harold Stassen
1964 November election:
Colonel Sanders/William Scranton (R),
Lyndon Johnson/Hubert Humphrey (D),
C. Farris Bryant/John M. Patterson (HIP)
1968 Democratic primaries: Jack Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Carl Sanders, George Wallace, Mario Biaggi, Wayne Morse, Mike Gravel, Sam Yorty, Pat Brown, Pat Lucey
1968 Republican primaries: Colonel Sanders, Harold Stassen
1968 November election:
Colonel Sanders/William Scranton (R),
Jack Kennedy/Grant Sawyer (D)
1/20/1973-1/20/1981: 37) Walter F. Mondale (D-MN)/39) Maurice Robert “Mike” Gravel (D-AS)
1972 Democratic primaries: Walter Mondale, Hubert Humphrey, Mike Gravel, Mario Biaggi, Shirley Chisholm, Bob Casey, Wayne Morse, Grant Sawyer, Scoop Jackson, Terry Sanford, Coya Knutson, Phil Hoff, Patsy Mink
1972 Republican primaries: William W. Scranton Sr., Barry M. Goldwater, Rubel Philips, Harold Stassen
1972 November election:
Walter Mondale/Mike Gravel (D),
William Scranton/Mike Stepovich (R)
1976 Democratic primaries: Walter Mondale, Elmo Zumwalt
1976 Republican primaries: Ronald Reagan, George W. Romney, Nelson Rockefeller, Barry Goldwater Sr., Ray Kroc, John Ashbrook, John M. Robsion Jr., Charles Evers, Harold Stassen
1976 November Election:
Walter Mondale/Mike Gravel (D),
Ronald W. Reagan/William Westmoreland (R)
1/20/1981-12/28/1986: 38) Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. (R-AL)/40) A. Lamar Alexander Jr. (R-TN)
1980 Democratic primaries: Scoop Jackson, Mike Gravel, Walter Nixon, Larry McDonald
1980 Republican primaries: Jeremiah Denton, Ron Paul, Ed Brooke, Buz Lukens, Aloha Eagles, Lamar Alexander, Harold Stassen, Howard Baker, Bob Dole, James H. Meredith, Paul Laxalt
1980 November election:
Jeremiah Denton/Lamar Alexander (R),
Scoop Jackson/Jimmy Carter (replaced Jake Butcher) (D),
Phil Hoff/Pete McCloskey (Progressive)
1984 Democratic primaries: Mike Gravel, John Glenn, Jimmy Carter, Louis Stokes, Daniel Inouye, Peter Kyros, Mario Biaggi, Nick Galifianakis, Bill Bradley, Jim Florio, Coya Knutson
1984 Republican primaries: Jeremiah Denton, David Bergland, Pete McCloskey
1984 November election:
Jeremiah Denton/Lamar Alexander (R),
Mike Gravel/J. Charles Jones (D)
7/15/1985-11/14/1985: Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)/NONE
11/14/1985-12/28/1986: Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)/41) Jack F. Kemp (R-NY)
12/28/1986-4/2/1987: 39) Jack F. Kemp (R-NY)/NONE
4/2/1987-1/20/1989: Jack F. Kemp (R-NY)/42) John J. Polonko (R-NJ)
1/20/1989-TBD: 40) Carol Bellamy (D-NY)/43) Jerry Litton (D-MO)
1988 Democratic primaries: Carol Bellamy, Eunice Kennedy-Shriver, John Glenn, Jean Sadako King, Clifford Alexander Jr., Andrew Young, Peter Kyros, James Taylor, Endicott Peabody
1988 Republican primaries: Maureen Reagan, Jack Kemp, Thyra Thomson, Billy Ervin McCormack, Ed Brooke, Barry Goldwater, Bob Dole
1988 November election:
Carol Bellamy/Jerry Litton (D),
Maureen Reagan/Richard Lugar (R),
Glen Bell/Bill Daniels (Independent)
U.S. FIRST LADIES
1961-1965: Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor, D-TX (b. 1912)
The groundbreaking Lady Bird was the first White House hostess to hold the Bible during her husband’s inauguration (starting a tradition), to have her own Press Secretary, to interact directly with Congress (contributing to the passing of the 1962 Civil Rights Act by meeting with lawmakers who refused to meet with her husband), and to serve as a US Ambassador (to the UK, under President Mondale, 1973-1975). A staunch advocate for “beautifying” America’s cities and highways led to the passage of the Highway Beautification Act, and her positive demeanor was a pleaseant distraction from her husband’s bungling of warfare in Cuba. With Lyndon, Lady Bird had two daughter, Lynda Bird Johnson (b. 1944) and Luci Baines Johnson (b. 1947).
1965-1973: Claudia Ellen Ledington Price, R-KY (b. 1902)
The first divorcé to serve as First Lady since Florence Harding, Claudia was the mother of Elvis Ray Price (b. 1926) and stepmother of the Colonel’s children from his marriage to Josephine King (1888-1975): Margaret (b. 1911), an entrepreneur and businesswoman; Harley (b. 1912), a WWII veteran, businessman, and politician; and Mildred (b. 1919), a philanthropist and businesswoman. Claudia, as First Lady, was noticeably less active than her predecessor, but nevertheless promoted music, art preservation, food programs, and young children’s education programs. During hosting duties, Claudia would usually play the piano, and often worked with the President and the White House kitchen staff to prepare meals for the guests. Claudia’s biggest impact, though, would have to be her redecoration of the White House interior, blending traditional styles from across the country.
1973-1981: Joan Adams, D-MN (b. 1930)
“Joan of Art” got her nickname for her promotion of artworks ranging from modern American to traditional Asian. With this in mind, Joan added numerous artworks in the White House, “enriching its atmosphere” according to art critics, with the inclusion of more modern art styles causing minor controversy. Joan’s championing of “inter-cultural understanding through art” helped to make for closer relations with American allies as Joan proved to be much more enthusiastic for cultural causes than had been Claudia. Privately, Joan was to the left of her husband, and often served as an advisor on decisions regarding women’s issues. Joan also was a dotting and affectionate mother to the First Couple’s three child: Theodore Adams “Ted” Mondale (b. 1957), Eleanor Mondale (b. 1960), and William Hall Mondale (b. 1962).
1981-1986: Kathryn Jane Maury, R-AL (b. 1926)
Kathryn’s use of her position was closer to Claudia than to Joan or Lady Bird, gladly letting her husband soak up the spotlight. Still, she was a strong supporter of causes that supported the families of military officers and veterans, of Gold Star families, and of Veterans’ affairs, among other relevant issues. Kathryn, a social conservative and a religious Catholic like her husband, joined her spouse in being a “soldier” in the war on recreadrugs and juvenile delinquency, believing that after-school vocational programs and part-time jobs and internships would keep “young teen punk hoodlums off the streets.” During her last two years as First Lady, Kathryn decreased the frequency of White House parties in order to try and reassure supporters and the American public that her husband was taking the increasing number of scandals and accusations very serious. A mother of seven children (making for a busy time for the White House staff), she promoted family values, and continued to do so even after leaving the White House.
1986-1989: Joanne Main, R-NY (b. 1936)
Joanne was similar to Kathryn in regards to the issues and causes that they championed, except that Joanne was far more timid of than her predecessor. While the two had become friends during the mid-1980s, this relationship was strained by Joanne’s husband granting his predecessor a pardon for specific crimes, unofficially “branding [Kathryn’s] husband guilty without a trial,” as Kathryn later put it. However, the two eventually made amends as they appeared alongside one another in 1989 at a social function supporting the Protection of Marriage Act of 1986. Joanne was the mother of four children: Jeff (b. 1959), a quarterback; Jennifer Kemp Andrews (b. 1961); Judith (b. 1963); and Jimmy (b. 1971), also a quarterback.
1989-TBD: none/various
As the incumbent President is unmarried and “too busy [working] to go on a date,” as she herself once put it, various friends, relatives (she has at least one sibling as she mentions a nephew in the first source listed in Chapter 58 of this TL), and even political surrogates – most notably former First Lady Joan Mondale – are taking turns serving as Acting White House Hostess when need be. White House staff describe the upstairs residence, full of books and charts as more akin to “a lived-in library” than the “almost-regal home” it was described as being like under First Lady Kathryn. This has led to the “mood/tone” of White House functions depend on the host/hostess. As a result, at least two Hollywood production studios are looking into making a reality TV series on the concept of each show contestant serving as the White House host/hostess for one week each to see who does the best job at it. The incumbent President currently looks down on the very thought of it.
PETS
JOHNSON – two beagles named Him and Her; a white Collie named Blanco; two turtledoves named Pa and Ma; and a Mongrel dog named Yuki.
SANDERS – two bloodhounds named Corbin and Florence, originally puppies a friend gave to him and Claudia as a present while the Colonel was the Governor of Kentucky (Source: the 1970 New Yorker article ends with him saying OTL’s KFC gravy “ain’t fit for my dogs,” suggesting he owned at least 2 dogs IOTL if he was being literal there)
MONDALE – his daughter Joan had a puppy named Digger (Source: June 19, 1983 NYT article “Understanding Mondale”) and she also had a pony named Maybelline, a birthday gift from Robert and Ethel Kennedy, that Joan frequently rode (Joan was a horse rider IOTL according to her obituary).
DENTON – one old mutt named Koala, adopted from a shelter in 1981 and died in 1984; two cats, with no official names, both belonging to the First Couple’s youngest.
KEMP – one bulldog named Kroywen; Joanne kept a parrot named Harold for the last five months of her time as First Lady.
BELLAMY – two sheepdogs named Sweeper and Sal, and two cats named Freckles and Tabitha; all four get along well, making Bellamy once comment on wanting to always see the same sort of harmonious cooperation in congress.