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Alright, so I do wanna get to doing a timeline of my own, and will list the one's I could do accordingly. The Kennedy one I'll do at a certain point regardless but I'm not sure if I should do a short term, preliminary one first. The Reagan/Bush one is one of those short termers (and by a similar token, the Nixon TL may be on that level). When I'll actually get to doing these, I don't know (and will likely require intellectual aid on those beyond Nixon and Kennedy). I suppose you can suggest other timelines, but know I find a large part of the 1990's and the whole of the 2000's intellectually boring if they resemble the OTL in a majority way.

Camelot Revisited:

JFK survives his assassination in Dallas setting the world on an alternate course, for good or ill. This will, when done, be what I try to make my masterpeice, but it may not be proper to do it yet.

Dick's Trick:

Richard Nixon avoids the scandal of Watergate, ushering in an era of a nation not further disillusioned with the establishment, but where the polarization of the American populace from the 70's and 60's as well as the Imperial Presidency may continue.

The Final Curtain:

President Reagan is assassinated in 1981, leading to the in the era of President Bush overseeing "Morning In America".

The Spirit of Camp David:

The U2 incident does not occur, lending to the possibility of a cooling of a Cold War thanks to the relationship built by Eisenhower and Kruschev. This was more of an afterthought that popped into my head only recently and has gotten minimal research as a result (though not as minimal as the one right above it).

"Unnamed"/ I Like Mondays
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James A. Garfield survives his assassination attempt and goes on to lead a period of reform and Progressive policy. I have a sort of ok understanding of Garfield and the time period (I'd have to brush up on some things), but am motivated because I see a lack of Garfield timelines. However, as this would be a long time period, it would take a higher level of dedication than I may want to give it currently.

*Cute title, I know.;)

The Fourth Bullet:

On November 22nd, 1963, the nation faced tragedy when it's young President and Vice President were both killed in Dallas. Succeeding them, the aging Speaker of the House, John W. McCormack. I didn't put this on the poll, so it goes under "Other".
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