Nixon became NOT Vice President

back in 1952 the Dwight D. Eisenhower elections campaign had a problem
as during the campaign in September 1952, the New York Post and other publications reported Nixon kept a personal "slush fund."

Nixon save his neck with famose "Checkers speech"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers_speech

but wat if he can not made this TV Speech and Dwight D. Eisenhower drops him ?

who gona be new Vice President ?

and how gona end the 1952 presidential election ?
 
Eisenhower still kicks Stevenson's ass in the general.


However replacing Nixon is a problem. For one, Nixon's red baiting appealed to the conservatives so Eisenhower could grab a moderate Californian who understood and was liked by the conservative base.

Off-hand I'm not sure anyone is as good on paper to the GOP as Nixon.


Arguably Eisenhower should grab the other Senator from California: William F. Knowland. Strong anti-communist, fairly conservative, but from California. If not….

(Knowland and Nixon were enemies and IOTL the 1958 Big Switch saw Knowland attempt to run for Governor to seize control of the 1960 Californian delegation and deny the nomination to Nixon. The Big Switch, incidentally, failed utterly. Knowland lost and the Governor of California running for Knowland's Senate seat, Knight, also lost.)


Well, let's look at Governors. Eisenhower can't take Dewey, Governor of New York, and I imagine conservatives would flip over Earl Warren, Governor of California—he might still be the VP nominee though.

There's former Kentucky Governor Simeon Slavens Willis (43-47), the only Republican in forty years in that state. He's out of office, but might be an interesting choice.

There's James H. Duff, former Governor and current Senator of Pennsylvania but he might be too old.



Overall I'd say Earl Warren or William F. Knowland.
 
I beleive EM means a tight race for the US Senate.

Indeed.

In a tight race with WHO in 1952? Not JFK that was for certain.

Try Adlai Stevenson.

lounge60 mentioned Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr and I referred to the 1952 Massachusetts Senate race where JFK won a narrow victory against Lodge.

Senators running for re-election are rarely considered for VP slots, in addition to the other factors that disqualify Lodge as a plausible VP candidate for Eisenhower.
 
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