Our Brave New World: An Open 1960's TL

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JOHNSON: "So what are we going to do about the fucker?"

-President Johnson, with his Chief of Staff William Watson, on March 11, 1964
 
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William Scranton, in an Interview with Walter Cronkite (March 12, 1964):

CRONKITE: Governor Scranton, um, your victory in the New Hampshire primary surprised, err, many people in your Party, as well as in the, the Democratic party and other, third parties... can you tell me, well, about the course of your campaign as the primary in Wisconsin comes... comes closer?

SCRANTON: Well, it's, it's a bit early in these contests to, um, assume... assume anything... but, well, I hope that, what with my surprise victory, yes... that I will be able to get more attention to, to my views on policies... policies and issues, on a national scale.
 

Pericles

California GOP primary poll
Scranton-23%
Nixon(not running)-23%
Goldwater-21%
Lodge(not running)-16%
Rockefeller-7%

GOLDWATER ATTACKS SCRANTON, SAYS "WE NEED TO MAKE A CLEAR CONTRAST WITH THE DEMOCRATS"

 

severak

Brazilian Sailors Mutiny, Exchange Fire With Local Police.

President Goulart openly supports Navy's protest for improved conditions.
 
Beata Beatrix

Beata Beatrix

Scranton (if he gets nominated) will surely do better than Goldwater, but he has no chance, unless LBJ panics and declines to run, leaving the party in shambles.

Oh... I see...
 
Indicus

Indicus

OrsonWelles said:
Scranton (if he gets nominated) will surely do better than Goldwater, but he has no chance, unless LBJ panics and declines to run, leaving the party in shambles.

Oh... I see...
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Even then, the Hube would win in a landslide. And wow, that would be awesome. He'd nicely avoid Vietnam while continuing civil rights and the Great Society.
 
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Barry Goldwater Press Conference, March 15, 1964:

REPORTER: Senator Goldwater, will you compete in the primary at Wisconsin?

GOLDWATER: Well, um, it has taken me some consideration, of course, but... yes, I will be flying to Madison on the morning after tomorrow.
 
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Israel

Meet the Press, March 17, 1965:

BROOKS: Hello, I'm Ned Brooks, and you are watching Meet the Press on N.B.C. Tonight, we have with us Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York... Mr Rockefeller.

ROCKEFELLER: Thank you, Ned, it's... it's a pleasure to be here, really.

BROOKS: All right, um, let's get to it... Mr Rockefeller, this is your second run for the Presidency... however, you have performed poorly in the New Hampshire primary, coming second to last. Why... why do you think that happened?

ROCKEFELLER: Well, err, it... it's the way these primaries work. There's a lot of, um, different factors to consider... there's regionalism, there is, um, financing and such... fact of the matter is, I'm not the most popular person in that state, in any case.

BROOKS: Mr Rockefeller, the decision of one of your rivals, Mr Goldwater... yes, Mr Goldwater to compete in the primary in Wisconsin in just a few weeks, has, well, what some might refer to as "shock-waves" through the political world. Why, um, aren't you competing?

ROCKEFELLER: The thing is, while... while I am most certain in the capabilities of Mr Goldwater, I... I've read the polls, and... and even if I were to compete there, I... I would gain less than three percent-

BROOKS: You're just... just going to stake your career on the polls?

ROCKEFELLER: No... no, but, err, the fact is that most Republicans in that state have views that may be more attributed to Mr Byrnes or Mr Goldwater... but not to my own.

BROOKS: I see.
 

Coiler

Crisis in Malaysia reaches new heights

Sukarno's self-proclaimed "confrontation" reached new heights as the situation has flared up with the introduction of aircraft. Four TNI-AU fighter aircraft crossed the border on March 17, 1965, flew at low altitudes as if they were looking for something (likely helicopters), and then returned to base as RAF aircraft approached. The following day, two Mustangs approached the border, crossed it, and were shot down in an engagement with RAF Javelins.
 
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