Long Live the King: An MLK Survives Collab TL

ooc: why in God's Green Earth would De Gaulle, who led the French Resistance under occupation I might add, flee during an unrest? that makes no sense, let alone them going to Germany... Let's not make this go the way of the Biden Years please.... If anything De Gaulle would dig a trench in his office... he wouldn't run away due to a riot...
okay, sorry, how about lets have his car drive out to confront the protestors, but get killed by an angry protestor. would that be better?
 
it's bad. Why? For which reason ? The May 68 at the end helped the Governement and wasn't supported by the "silent majority" . And killing De Gaulle for no reason isn't a good idea. Especially when no dictature would have happen. The Acting President would have been the President of the Assemblé Gaston Monnerville for maximum three month before the next presidential election. Election that would certainly elect Pompidou.

The Communist party was already on the path of death by 1968. I know that for some reason people like france going to hell but in the 60s it's way more likely before 1962 than after. The idea that may 68 was the premice of a revolution (or could have) isn't realistic the same way that the vietnam protest in America hasn't provoked a socialist uprising/liberalism winning the day.
 
it's bad. Why? For which reason ? The May 68 at the end helped the Governement and wasn't supported by the "silent majority" . And killing De Gaulle for no reason isn't a good idea. Especially when no dictature would have happen. The Acting President would have been the President of the Assemblé Gaston Monnerville for maximum three month before the next presidential election. Election that would certainly elect Pompidou.

The Communist party was already on the path of death by 1968. I know that for some reason people like france going to hell but in the 60s it's way more likely before 1962 than after. The idea that may 68 was the premice of a revolution (or could have) isn't realistic the same way that the vietnam protest in America hasn't provoked a socialist uprising/liberalism winning the day.
okay,then this Idea will go down in the bin of death.
 
The death of Degaulle is done, and who knows it may spark some interesting stuff, for example im seeing a stronger backlash aganst the left and other groups now that the President is dead.
 
May 25, 1968 - After the assassination of Charles De Gaulle, President of the Senate Gaston Monnerville is sworn in as the 19th President of the French Republic. In a phone call to him later that day, President Johnson offers his condolences, while urging Monnerville to get the situation under control before the Soviet Union takes advantage
 
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May 25, 1968 - After the assassination of Charles De Gaulle, President of the Senate Gaston Monnerville is sworn in as the 19th President of the French Republic. In a phone call to him later that day, President Johnson offers his condolences, while urging Monnerville to get the situation under control before the Soviet Union takes advantage of it
IDK how France sets its election dates, so I won't include a date for this, but the first round has been set for June 30, 1968, and the second for July 14, 1968
 
May 25th 1968,France The Charles De Gaulle is about to enter the French Leglesalture to adress the strikes and riots. However in great tragedy which has been scrutinized by decades of conspiracy theorists, he ws shot by a sniper who was never founAfter abit of confusion, the President of the Senate was tracked down and told of the situation,ashend face he agrees to take the oath of office.


Oh my God- I sure as hell didn't see THIS
coming!
 
June 5, 1968 - In an interview with the New York Times, Ronald Reagan reaffirms his support of Richard Nixon for the party's nomination, but calls on him to push for a strong conservative agenda
June 6, 1968 - In a fiery speech in front of the South Carolina State House in Columbia, Strom Thurmond blasts Nixon for his pivot on civil rights and offers a full-throated endorsement of the Wallace campaign.
 
May 27, 1968, Saigon, Vietnam - a UH-1H carrying Generals William Westmorland and Creighton Abrams crashes shortly after take off, due to mechanical issues. Westmoreland is killed on impact while Abrams is seriously injured, including a spinal cord injury that will leave him paralized from the waist down.
 
August 5, 1968 - The results for the Republican presidential primaries are announced, Nixon is the winner.

August 26, 1968 - The results of the Democratic party’s presidential primaries are announced, and RFK is the winner.

August 27, 1968 - Robert F. Kennedy makes a speech at the Democratic convention and promises not only to get American forces out of Vietnam, but also help with more inland problems.

August 30, 1968 - Incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey calls Kennedy and congratulates him on winning and wishes him good luck.
 
August 27, 1968 - In his acceptance speech, Kennedy announces that he will keep Vice President Humphrey as his running mate, in a move to win over the Johnson wing and unite the party after a divisive primary campaign
 
August 30, 1968 - The day after the end of the Democratic National Convention, Gallup releases polling showing a dead heat with Nixon and Kennedy. Wallace is projected to sweep the South and deadlock the election
 
April 6th, 1968-
The following is a live NBC broadcast of Vice President Nixon's rally in Yorba Linda
NIXON: As we continue to oppose the Soviet menace abroad, we must always remember to stand up for our allies and for peace and security across the world. For millennia, the Jews have been persecuted for their beliefs, and in World War II, America fought to liberate the world from the horrors of Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and the Empire of Japan. This is why we must support the people of Israel in their quest to create a homeland for themselves and their posterity, safe from violence, safe from being killed because of their beliefs, safe from-

UNKNOWN: DEATH TO AMERICA! DEATH TO ISRAEL! LONG LIVE PALESTINE!

A series of loud popping noises, followed by screams

REPORTER: This just in, Vice President Nixon has been shot! I repeat, Vice President Nixon has been shot!

Did anyone go to New York to get the response of Alger Hiss?
 
August 31, 1968 - Nixon publicly asks the Johnson Administration that Kennedy and himself be included in briefings regarding the situation as it stands in Vietnam. No matter the winner Nixon proclaims, "the winner of this year's election will be required to hit the ground running in the terms of foreign relations and international security."
 
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