Resurrection City

Much better!
But with the South I actually meant the "confederacy" (maybe with Kentucky). West Virginia was a democratic stronghold at this time.
 
Foreign Focus: 1977-78

The story of the second Kennedy Presidency will be told through the eyes of one man alone, namely the President himself. Memoirs, diaries, interviews, etc.

Jan. 25: Went over names for Fed Chairman with Mike today. The list included Greenspan and Volcker, since I felt A. Burns hadn't properly tackled the inflation which had peaked during the election. We quickly chose Volcker to be the new Chairman. I'd been highly impressed with him as Asst. Sec. in the LBJ years. Also decided was to replace Colby with Adm. Turner, and Scoop will make the announcement tomorrow.

Jan. 28: Formed a crisis Cabinet committee to deal with the econ. Mike, Dr Volcker, and ASEC for EA, as well as Bob Strauss, will be members, with various Treasury and interdepartmental officials as needed.

Feb. 5: First full Cab. meeting- mostly business. Time lost now can't be made up later. First foreign trip will be to the London G8, then onto Tehran to meet the Shah, then back again. Scoop recommends canceling the F-14 order, but we won't ship any more after this.

Feb. 15: First NSC meeting, Zbig recommends non-interference in Pakistan. Unsurprisingly, Kissinger and Scoop concur, as do I.

"Our first priority is getting inflation below 5%. Right now the rate is touching 9%, which is unacceptable. What I have sent to the Congress is a $500 million spending cut and measures to increase consumer spending. You must shop in order to stabilize the economy- shop to stabilize, that's the slogan Walter."- President Robert Kennedy with Walter Cronkite, Feb. 25, 1977

Mar. 8: What I'm going to propose is a National Service Administration as a domestic Peace Corps, in order to alleviate youth unemployment.

Mar. 17: Visiting Canada today, getting a feel for the country. Trudeau is one strange bird. Talked about the Quebec and energy situations, but said that while he could deal with Quebec, it was our job to deal with the second. The man won't install AC at 24 Sussex, but has a very nice pool, rumored paid by donors. Go figure.

Indian federal election, Mar. 20, 1977

Janata: 345 seats, 52%
Congress: 190 seats, 41%

Incumbent Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi (Congress)
Prime Minister-designate: Morarji Desai (Janata)


Mar. 30: Budget passed both House and Senate today, and the NSA will be introduced in the fall. Giscard and Marcos will visit in June.

Apr. 4: BHUTTO ASSN'D, GEN ZIA TAKES OVER, MARTIAL LAW IMPOSED ON PAKISTAN

Apr. 30: Well the first hundred days are over. An artificial benchmark, no more, no less.

May 5: Over the Atlantic enroute to London for the G6, then Rome to meet the Pope. All in all pretty exciting.

May 6: Met privately with PM Callaghan today. Like all of us, he has a very tough economic situation to deal with, leading a minority gov't. Agreed that EEC and US need to work together on the economy, and he's pursuing a tight-money policy.

May 7, 12:30 a.m.: Busy day, Giscard talked quite a lot about econ, French role, etc. Schmidt and Callaghan were the best in my opinion. VGE didn't like translators, so needless to say there were linguistic misunderstandings. The Japanese are the ones doing the best in the current economic situation, and Japan and US probably have the most stable economies right now.

May 8: Closing ceremonies, now to Rome. Italy was just as beautiful as it was 30 yrs ago when last there, and the Pope was quite impressive. Discussed faith, family, peace, etc.

Israeli election, May 20 1977

Likud: 43 seats
Alignment: 32 seats

Incumbent Prime Minister- Shimon Peres (Labour)
Prime Minister-designate: Menachem Begin (Likud)

Begin elected PM in Israel. First non-Labor govt since independence. Zbig and Cy say he's a hardcore nationalist, but perhaps it might be a "only Nixon can go to China" thing. We should really get behind M.E. peace ASAP and speaking of China, go ahead with the embassy exchange.

May 25: Treas meeting says unemployment has dropped by 200,000, but that the recession will continue into 1978. Even more determined to pass NSA proposal in fall.

June 8: Bob Jr's grad today was magnificent, now he will enter the legal profession. I'd prefer he stay out of politics for the time being, and make a life for himself.

June 15: Visit from Philippine Pres. Marcos. He said that it shouldn't be a "transactional relationship" i.e. bases for aid money and that avg citizens should participate as well. Said martial law will continue until insurgency is tamed. Said that the devolution to Mindanao with military supervision has kept the moderates onside. Offered me his book "Notes on the New Society of the Philippines." I'm only halfway through, but it looks like a mixture of neoliberalism and corporatism to me. He's clearly the star in SE Asia. Refused to discuss Aquino's case, except that "he will be able to become a MP in the new legislature." All in all a decent visit.

July 4: Nice Fourth of July with Ethel and the family, without the traditional fireworks though.

July 20: Cabinet meeting today. Nick and Ray Marshall wanted airline deregulation to allow freer travel. I told them it could wait until the new year, and that the NSA would take a while to get through Congress. The economy was also a major concern, but now inflation is at 6.2%, and expect it to stabilize between 5-7% for the rest of the year. Unemployment is the big problem, and I hope that the NSA and the tax cut will alleviate the worst effects. UI destroys the soul, and destroys a father's position as head of the household. Absolutely intolerable, therefore it won't be adjusted come hell or high water.

Aug 12: Maiden flight of Enterprise today. Made me think of Jack and how he started the whole fascination with space. Didn't allow myself to become too upset though.

Sept 29: Food Stamp Act passed. It's in line with the adjustments that LBJ made after I saw the cruel squalor in Mississippi in '66.

Oct 13" Emergency NSC meeting, a Lufthansa flight was hijacked to Somalia. Adm Turner said that GSG 9 was handling it and no need to interfere in the German ops. All but four were rescued safely and I sent a congratulatory telex to Schmidt from the W.H.

Oct 24: NSA proposed in House today. Like OEO, federal agency with most powers given to state and county officials. The people on the ground know what's better for their community than the federal gov't. Fritz says that it has a decent chance of passing "if we keep the right hinges lubricated" as he put it.

Nov 5: NSA passes 275-160, a lot better than I hoped for. Now for the Senate, as always the major concern.
Nov 7: Met Sen Dole today to discuss passage. We need some GOP votes to keep cloture. Fritz might be able to coax some SoDems into voting for or abstaining. We shall wait and see.

Nov 15: Passed by a 56-44 margin, signing ceremony Fri.

Nov 17: National Service Administration signed into law today under the supervision of the Interior Dept. Gave pens to Teddy, Bob Byrd, Senator Dole.

Nov 19: Sadat visited Begin in Israel today, addressed the Knesset in desire for peace. Cy tells me that they only want our help if there's an impasse, which there probably will be.

Dec 1: Scoop said that the maiden flight of H.B. was successful. Ultra-secret. Since this might be in the public domain, won't elaborate any further.

Dec 15: Xmas tree lighting ceremony this afternoon on the South Lawn. We're all excited to celebrate our first Christmas in the W.H.

Dec 25: Xmas Day. Mother came over and we had a fabulous time. I got a biography of Gladstone from E. and an eagle tie clip from Mother. Slippers from the kids. All in all one of the best Xmas's in a long time.

Dec 31: First year as Pres. Enjoyed it tremendously, and the environment is great. Don't plan to start Congressional campaigning till the fall.


"As the first year in the White House ended, I was quite anxious to begin work on the Mideast and the NSA for the rest of the first term, with energy independence being the focus of the second. For the most part, this turned out, though there was major turbulence in the second term..."

My Journey, Robert F. Kennedy, 1995

Jan 13: Hubert died today of cancer. There'll be a state funeral in the Capitol Rotunda. Even during the worst of the nightmare, his optimism remained intact. He's always been an optimist in the nearly 20 yrs I've known him. Called Mrs Humphrey to offer condolences.

Jan 17: At Cabinet today, Nick rec'd appt of Judge Webster as FBI Director. Said he was "exceptionally well-qualified". He'll be appointed next week.

Feb 15: Settlement reached in Rhodesia between Smith and the blacks. Dunno how long it'll last. Kissinger, Zbig and Jim Callaghan said it was the best possible deal under the circumstances.

Feb 26: Sent Airline Deregulation Act to the Senate today. Teddy says it will pass easily. After all, to stimulate economic growth, we need more air travel.

Mar 1: Passed Senate 69-31, and NSC meeting discussed goings-on in Iran. Getting more tense by the minute, but HIM shows no signs of loosening his grip. Economy's slowly coming back, with employment up 3% since January. I believe we're getting a handle on it and will soon be able to turn to other things. Everyone's doing a great job, and I'm very happy with the team in Cabinet and the W.H.

Mar 16: NSC meeting today re Israeli Lebanon ops and Moro's kidnapping. Israel did a hit-and-run on Hezbollah, and ex-PM Moro was kidnapped by the Red Brigade. Little chance of being returned alive unfortunately. Going to address 30th class reunion in May. Seems different now that I'm POTUS, remembering losing to be a gov back in '66. Also planning to visit PRC in Oct and SU in August. Kissinger says we're progressing towards SALT II and the embassy exchange will take place by the beginning of next year.

Mar 18: Despite our protests and clemency appeals, Zia hung Bhutto for allegedly murdering opponents while PM. Pure revenge in my opinion. Also going the Saudi route with Islamicization. Potential to boomerang in future.

Apr 5: Scoop requested authorization to build neutron bomb. Destroys property but not people. I agreed to procure it in limited numbers for the time being. Workload is quite reasonable, can usually finish by 11:00 latest after dinner. Having less time with the kids though, but try to catch up on weekends.

Apr 18: Senate voted to return the Panama Canal at the end of the century. Long overdue, but for one of my successors to deal with.

May 9: They found Moro's body in the trunk of a car. Never negotiate with terrorists, though his murder is quite tragic. It seems that the Italians can't get them under control. We should try to offer them more assistance if possible.

May 15: Busy morning, Cabinet meeting at 9:30 and lunch with congressional leaders. Also received word from Zbig about a riot at Tehran U, which the riot police successfully suppressed. Received a phone call from HIM saying that he's going to inject more development money into the provinces and perhaps dial down SAVAK a little bit. Seemed a bit nervous. Going to speak at Harvard next Wed.​

May 20: The speech went over quite well, and it seems much different from then, most of my classmates did decently for themselves.​

June 23: Session with the Veep and Treas team today. Planning tax reform in the fall, with a tax increase on the highest brackets (imagine a Pres. voluntarily paying more taxes as I will do!) and a tax cut for middle class and poor in winter of '79. Keeping an eye on this Iran thing, the Shah must stay no matter what.​

June 28: U.C.R. vs Bekke says affirmative action is OK, but not quotas. Needed for the time being, not necessarily beneficial in the long run. Would be a shame if the country took the view that being white is a disadvantage re social engineering. Will not make fed programs permanent because of that.

July 4: Another splendid Fourth of July with the family.

Aug 6: His Holiness died today. Went to a special Mass after it was announced.​

Aug 26: The new pope took the name John Paul I.​

Sept 3: Begin and Sadat will be joining Henry, Zbig & myself to hammer out a peace treaty. When this succeeds, a precedent will be set and hopefully can set the Mideast peace ball rolling.​

Sept 5: Both Begin and Sadat arrived today. Negotiations are quite difficult, they won't even be in the same room. Sticking point seems to be the Sinai, Begin wants no troops, Sadat doesn't want undefended border. The delegation's been shuttling between lodges like drunken frat brothers, so much for striped-pants diplomacy!​

Sept 10: They're finally talking to each other, been quite hard to keep everyone motivated. The West Bank & Sinai are major concerns. I've proposed light infantry only on Egyptian side, no armor/artillery/planes. The Israelis should also keep their forces well within their own borders. Begin is quite obstinate re WB, seems that he fears that he'll fail to secure ratification, possibly lose his job. I think he and Sadat are more flexible than they'll admit but re pride don't bend a little. The best thing might be local autonomy for WB & Gaza, since both sides can wash hands of it if goes down the tubes.​

Sept 14: Almost there, and we'll sweeten the deal with aid pkgs to both countries. We need all the Arab allies possible against the Sovs.​


PEACE TREATY SIGNED BETWEEN ISRAEL, EGYPT UNDER PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S MEDIATION.


Well, it's done now. Econ/Mil Aid pkgs to both countries, and now my popularity's gone up from 64 to 73%. Hasn't been that high since Nixon in '72 or Jack in early '63.​


Oct 5: Plan to introduce the tax reform in Jan. after the mids. Polls show minor losses in House but keeping a solid maj.​


Oct 27: Sadat & Begin received a Nobel for their work, deservedly so. After next week, taxes & Iran should be maj. priorities.​



House elections, 1978

Democratic: 227 (-10)
Republican: 208 (+10)

Texas 19th Congressional District

George W. Bush (R): 54.3%
Kent Hance (D): 46.7%

Senate elections, 1978

Republican: 58 seats (+2)
Democratic: 42 seats

Edward Brooke (R-MA) retains seat
Robert Griffin (R-MI) retains seat


Dec 11: Iran seems to be calming down a little, but we still have to keep an eye on it.​

Yes, I know it looks the same. Appearances are deceiving, especially later on...

Dec 14: Received word last night that Khomeini was killed in a traffic accident in Paris, apparently he lost control and collided with a 18-wheeler. Zbig says it might not be an accident. If this is part of a plan to eliminate all the senior clerics, the Shah might not be able to hold the country together. The conscript Army and police, if not SAVAK, made up of poor, religious, rural kids from the provinces might desert en masse. I should speak to HIM ASAP.​


Dec 22: Deng spoke to the annual Party Congress, proposing dual system of authoritarian capitalism under Comm. political control. This man might be able to undo the terrible tragedy of Chinese life under Mao for nearly 30 yrs, or even since 1911.​


Dec 25: Another wonderful Xmas with E. and the kids.​
 
1979-80: Tide of Blue

Jan. 4, 1979- INDIRA GANDHI ASSN'D ON KASHMIR VACATION

Jan 10: Spoke to HIM today, he's just appointed a new PM, Jarif Sharif-Elani, who has credibility with the protest movement. The riots have stopped for the time being. The one thing he won't compromise on is secularism.

Jan 15: Deng arrived today, very impressive man, authoritative. Liked the talks, except for the spitoon every 5 min. We agreed that trade should be ramped up ASAP.

Jan 17: After two productive days, Deng went back to Beijing. Still planning to visit SU in the fall.

Jan 25: Sent the tax reform proposal to Congress today. Planning an increase in the highest brackets and adding another bracket, as well as a reduction for MC and poor. We'll see how it goes. Broke it up into two bills on advice of Fritz and Tip O'Neill.

Jan 30: GOP will oppose the wealthy tax hike but support the poor and middle class reduction. Go figure, I believe they're caricaturing themselves, but why complain if they're helping me out for next year?

Feb 10: Tax reform passed House 247-188, now for the Senate.

Feb 17: Passed Senate 65-35, signing tonight.

Feb 27: Spoke to the Shah again today. He wants our complete support. We'll give him whatever he wants as long as he doesn't use tanks on those kids.

Mar 7: The Shah has agreed to limit his domestic influence in return for complete control over foreign and defense policy, just like France. Most of the protests have died down.

Mar 13: The Brits have thwarted an attempt Comm. coup in Grenada by Communist leader Maurice Bishop. Reportedly he'll be executed by firing squad.

Mar 25: The shuttle Columbia is being prepared for its maiden flight starting today.

Mar 26- In a White House ceremony, Israeli PM Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed the peace treaty in the presence of President Robert Kennedy and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

2200: Jim Schlesinger told me we narrowly avoided a nuke meltdown at Three Mile. That would've been catastrophic, especially since it's the cleanest form of power we have.

Mar 27- CALLAGHAN LOSES CONFIDENCE VOTE, PARL'T DISSOLVED, ELECTION MAY 3.

Mar 28: Looks like Jim will lose and Mrs Thatcher will be the new PM. She's a Blue Tory, not the patrician centrist types like Ted Heath and Macmillan. After that horrible winter, perhaps a change is needed over there.

Mar 30: Met Police found a bomb in a Commons carpark just before detonation. Unsure who the target was, though Zbig suspects one of the Irish MP's was the target.

Apr. 4- INDIAN PARL'T DISSOLVED FOR JULY 10 ELECTION

Apr 11: Tanzanian troops ousted Amin today. Good riddance, sent Nyerere a telex of congratulations.

Apr 25: Cabinet meeting today says unemployment is back down to 5%, should be halved before this time next year.

May 4, UK general election

Conservative: 349 seats
Labour: 259 seats
Liberal Democrat: 11 seats

Incumbent Prime Minister: James Callaghan (Labour)
Subsequent Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher (Tory)

May 4- W.H. Tapes 04/05/79

KENNEDY: Can you get Mrs. Thatcher on the line please?

(Transfer)

PM THATCHER: "Hello Mr. President."
KENNEDY: "I'd like to congratulate you on your election. We'll be meeting in Tokyo soon, but I'm anxious to see the economic reforms start."
THATCHER: "As am I to implement them. No one will stand in the way of our domestic objectives."
KENNEDY: "That bomb in the carpark..."
THATCHER: "Was intended for Airey Neave. Fortunately they caught it in time, and now he's the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland."
KENNEDY: "Hopefully he'll have success where so many others failed."
THATCHER: "As do I. Thank you for the call."
KENNEDY: "Thank you Prime Minister."

END OF CONVERSATION.

"Though I didn't know it at the time, Margaret would be my closest NATO ally, and surprisingly, a personal friend over our years in office and beyond."

Joint Thatcher-Kennedy interview, Larry King, Oct. 1995


May 25: American 191 crashed in Chicago today, no survivors. Ray said that DC-10's will have to be grounded by the FAA until they figure out why these planes have had so many fatal accidents.

June 1: First black government in Rhodesia under Bishop Muzorewa. I don't think they'll keep Mugabe out for long though.

June 4- Canadian federal election

Progressive Conservative- 157 seats
Liberal: 100 seats
NDP: 25 seats

Incumbent Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau (Liberal)
Prime Minister-designate: Brian Mulroney (PC)


June 16: Enroute to Moscow to sign the SALT II Treaty with Brezhnev.

June 18: The treaty will reduce the threat of war practically to nil. Cy thinks we're hitting the right groove with detente, Zbig disagrees. It's always good to have a diversity of opinion.

June 25: G8 summit in Tokyo today. Everyone's the same as last year except in Italy and Mrs. Thatcher. I've never met a woman like her, tough, shrewd, and a firm believer in the correctness of her opinions. I think we can work well together, and she does too. I'll wait and see till we can get over to London again.

Indian federal election, 1979

Congress: 371 seats
Janats: 37 seats

Incumbent Prime Minister: Morarji Desai (Janata)
Prime Minister-designate: Sanjay Gandhi (Congress)



Prime Minister Sanjay Gandhi meeting the Congress faithful in Delhi, July 1, 1979

July 16: Bakr has been replaced by his veep Saddam Hussein. The old man's been teetering for a while and Hussein's been running the show since the Nixon admin.

Aug 27: Mountbatten was assassinated on his houseboat in Ireland. CIA and Zbig say it was the IRA. Put in condolence calls to her Majesty and PM Thatcher.

Sept 7: Chrysler is asking us to bail them out to the tune of $1 billion, as they're going down the tubes. The Treasury team recommends injecting 500 million and putting strict controls on their use. As much as I believe that they should clean up their own mess, we can't let Detroit go under.

PRESIDENT KENNEDY APPROVES $500 MIL IN CHRYSLER AID, SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY FEDS.

Sept 25: We're preparing for His Holiness John Paul II to visit in Oct. I'll be meeting him in NYC.

Oct 2: His Holiness arrived today to some of the biggest crowds I've seen in many years. We talked personal & theological matters, thanked me for championing the poor.

Oct 20: Zbig said there's a plot by the KCIA to assassinate President Park. We warned him and he allegedly ordered executions of some high-ranking officials.

Oct 25: LONE GUNMAN ATTEMPTS TO ASSASSINATE PARK, 10 WOUNDED, PRES UNHARMED.

Nov 4: Marines and Pak Army troops shot about 300 demonstrators with 40 casualties when they tried to burn the embassy. Zbig wants to send in ground forces to Pakistan, I agreed with Kissinger and refused.

Nov 25: The economy is looking decent. On that note, I met with Bob Strauss, Larry and Fred to plan the campaign. I'll announce my re-election bid before Christmas.

Dec 9: Smallpox was finally eradicated today. Congrats to all the scientists who made it possible.

White House Press Conference, Dec. 14, 1979

James Reston, NYT: Mr. President, my question is rather simple. Are you a candidate for re-election?

President Kennedy: Mr. Reston, the simple answer is yes. Next question...

Dec 25: Great Xmas again with E. and kids, now we have to focus on the campaign.

"In retrospect, the biggest shock that year was the election of Sanjay Gandhi as Prime Minister of India. This had the potential to be quite disastrous. The U-turn from his mother was quite dramatic, almost Marcosian, towards Margaret's policies and closer Indo-American relations."

My Journey, Robert F. Kennedy, 1995

Jan 4: The GOP has chosen to field Bob Dole and John Connally as the two contenders for their nomination. If they pick Connally, we'll have to fight tooth and nail.

And the race begins for the 1980 GOP nomination...

Jan. 21- Iowa caucus (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 52%
JOHN CONNALLY: 48%

Jan 26: Cabinet meeting today. Unemployment is down to 4.4% and inflation is still stuck at 5.6%. We must still work on this. Now that the tax reform has come into effect, there'll be a reward in next month's figures.

Feb 2: Nick told me about a sting operation called "Abscam" which has netted some prominent Democrats and one Republican. Pete W. got taken down. Reminds me of Rackets 25 yrs ago.

Feb. 17- Puerto Rico primary (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 54%
ROBERT DOLE: 46%

Feb 23: The US hockey team defeated the Sovs today. Stayed up till 1 watching it.

Feb. 26- New Hampshire (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 53%
ROBERT DOLE: 47%

Mar. 4- Massachusetts (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 58%
JOHN CONNALLY: 42%

Vermont (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 54%
JOHN CONNALLY: 46%

Mar. 8- South Carolina (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 65%
ROBERT DOLE: 35%

Mar. 11- Alabama (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 67%
ROBERT DOLE: 33%

Florida (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 59%
ROBERT DOLE: 41%

Georgia (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 68%
ROBERT DOLE: 32%

Mar. 18- Illinois (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 54%
JOHN CONNALLY: 46%

Mar. 25- Connecticut (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 51%
ROBERT DOLE: 49%

Apr. 1- Kansas (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 100% (ONLY NAME ON BALLOT)

Wisconsin (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 55%
ROBERT DOLE: 45%

Apr. 5: Enroute to India today, looking forward to it.

Apr. 7: The talks went reasonably well. What we're going to work towards is a reciprocity agreement of sorts, and the abolition of the Indo-Soviet Friendship treaty.

"I was quite pleasantly surprised to discover how reasonable he was. Quite anxious to ditch the Soviets and socialism, but the methods were somewhat suspect. Unlike Ferdinand Marcos, who's competence and political mastery was always top-notch, I was dealing with a man known for hot-headedness who didn't even finish trade school, had been suspected of ordering murder (better than Marcos, who had actually been an assassin) and involvement in various unsavory things. The past was to resurface, but for the time being we managed to work well together."

My Journey, Robert F. Kennedy, 1995

Apr. 5- Louisiana (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 64%
ROBERT DOLE: 36%

Apr. 22- Pennsylvania (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 57%
ROBERT DOLE: 43%

Apr 28: More wknd fun with E. and kids. What I miss the most is being able to go out when & where we want, but such is life.

May 3- Texas (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 100% (ONLY NAME ON BALLOT)

May 6- DC (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 64%
JOHN CONNALLY: 36%

Indiana (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 53%
JOHN CONNALLY: 47%

North Carolina (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 62%
ROBERT DOLE: 38%

Tennessee (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 64%
ROBERT DOLE: 36%

May 10: So far we've been doing quite well. Mulroney says he wants a free-trade agreement with us. I agreed that now's the time, but to wait after the election. He agreed completely. GOP majorities might not be such a bad thing after all...

Maryland (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 54%
JOHN CONNALLY: 46%

Nebraska (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 55%
JOHN CONNALLY: 45%

May 20- Michigan (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 57%
ROBERT DOLE: 43%

Oregon (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 52%
ROBERT DOLE: 48%

May 26- 2000 PROTESTERS KILLED BY ROK ARMY, PARK REFUSES COMMENT

May 27: Park said that casualties were unfortunate, but necessary re natl security. Can't believe it, but we have to support them. Marcos looks like an angel in comparison.

Idaho (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 55%
JOHN CONNALLY: 45%

Kentucky (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 61%
ROBERT DOLE: 39%

Nevada (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 53%
JOHN CONNALLY: 47%

June 3- Super Tuesday

California (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 51%
ROBERT DOLE: 49%

Mississippi (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 70%
ROBERT DOLE: 30%

Montana (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 54%
JOHN CONNALLY: 46%

New Jersey primary (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 58%
JOHN CONNALLY: 42%

New Mexico (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 61%
ROBERT DOLE: 39%

Ohio (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 56%
JOHN CONNALLY: 44%

Rhode Island (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 53%
JOHN CONNALLY: 47%

South Dakota (R)

ROBERT DOLE: 56%
JOHN CONNALLY: 44%

West Virginia (R)

JOHN CONNALLY: 59%
ROBERT DOLE: 41%


CONNALLY PRESUMPTIVE GOP NOMINEE


June 25: There was an attempt on Assad by the Brotherhood. The Mukhabarat are dealing with it, CIA says massacres, firing squads, anything goes.

July 16- Republican Convention, Detroit

1st ballot

John Connally- 1630
Robert Dole- 310

"We have just received news that the vice-presidential nomination has been offered to Senator Roudebush of Indiana. The Senator has accepted the nomination and we will be hearing from Mr. Connally shortly..."

ABC RNC broadcast, July 16, 1980

Vice-presidential balloting

Richard Roudebush- 1940

"The Republican speeches were hard-hitting, lambasting me on the economy and I determined to hit back with all our firepower. Then we would campaign on our record and leave nothing to chance..."

My Journey, Robert F. Kennedy, 1995

Aug. 14, 1980- Democratic Convention, Madison Square Garden

"President Kennedy and Vice President Hollings have been unanimously renominated, now the President will make his convention address..."

"I would like to lay out what we have to offer. Over the past four years we have achieved Mideast peace between Israel and Egypt, tamed the economy and seen the ever-growing purchasing power of the American consumer expand. In the next four years we will start down the path towards energy independence. That goal will not be accomplished in my administration, or the next, but will take a generation or more. Let us begin towards a road of self-sufficience. We must forge closer ties with our neighbours to the north, for too long our association has been hockey and maple syrup with Canada. This will change if we are re-elected. What do the Republicans have to offer? Nothing we haven't seen before, my fellow citizens. The National Service Administration, the domestic centrepiece of our program is "the New Deal revisited". I thought we taught the Republican Party that lesson in 1964. With your help, we will do so again. Good luck and God Bless America!"

President Robert Kennedy's 1980 acceptance speech

Aug 19: Horrible crash in Saudi today. The Tristar got down, then the cabin went up in a flash fire before they could evacuate. Called the King to offer condolences.

Aug 30: The Solidarity workers won their strike today. Should have interesting effects on the Comm. world.

Sept 12: Woken for emerg. NSC meeting re coup in Turkey. The generals have assured us it is only temporary. Certainly hope so.

Sept 20: Campaigning in Ohio, California, Washington and Florida over next two weeks.

Oct 5: Staggers Rail Act passed today, deregulating the rail industry. Another barrier to competition removed.

Oct 11: Margaret told the Tory Conference "U-turn if you want. The lady's not for turning". Her policies will succeed later if they have patience.

Oct. 20: CONFIDENTIAL, PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY

HARRIS DATA

KENNEDY/HOLLINGS: 56%
CONNALLY/ROUDEBUSH: 44%

WHO IS MOST TRUSTWORTHY

PRESIDENT KENNEDY: 79%
GOVERNOR CONNALLY: 60%

ELECTORAL PROJECTIONS

KENNEDY/HOLLINGS: 363 ECV
CONNALLY/ROUDEBUSH: 172 ECV


Nov. 4, 1980- Election Day, 83% turnout

"The results were never in doubt, though I could not have asked for a better margin. My agenda was quite clear and this would be some of the best years of my career..."

My Journey, Robert F. Kennedy, 1995

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(D): Robert F. Kennedy/Ernest Hollings: 352 ECV, 55.3%
(R): John B. Connally/Richard Roudebush: 186 ECV, 43.4%

Incumbent President: Robert F. Kennedy (D)
President-elect: Robert F. Kennedy (D)

House elections

Democratic: 247 seats (+20)
Republican: 188 seats

Senate elections

Republican: 64 seats (+6)
Democratic: 36 seats

Jeremiah Denton (R-AL) defeats Jim Folson (D-AL)
Paula Hawkins (R-FL) defeats Bill Gunter (D-FL)
Herman Talmadge (D-GA) retains seat
Steve Symms (R-ID) defeats Frank Church (D-ID)
Dan Quayle (R-IN) defeats Birch Bayh (D-IN)
John Culver (D-IA) retains seat
John Durkin (D-NH) retains seat
Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) defeats Jacob Javits (R-NY)
Robert Morgan (D-NC) retains seat
Stewart Ledbetter (R-VT) defeats Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
James Abdenor (R-SD) defeats George McGovern (D-SD)
Warren Magnuson (D-WA) retains seat
Bob Kasten (R-WI) defeats Gaylord Nelson (D-WI)

Dec. 7: Visited Arizona Memorial in Honolulu, seeing as next year will be the 40th anniv. of Pearl. I've already decided on India, Canada and energy to be the priorities of the upcoming term.

Dec. 25: Wonderful Xmas with family again.

Jan. 17, 1981: President Marcos lifted martial law de jure in order for a visit from the Holy Father to the Philippines. The old man has a few tricks up his sleeves.

Jan. 20, 1981- President Kennedy sworn in for his second term.

Kennedy II Cabinet (changes from I only)

Secretary of the Treasury: Lloyd Bentsen
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare: Patricia Harris
Secretary of Agriculture: George McGovern
Secretary of the Interior: Adlai Stevenson III
 
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Free Trade and Foreign Affairs: 1981-85

Jan 25: First second term Cabinet meeting today. Treasury team is preparing for a possible mini-recession in time for the '82 elections.

Jan 27: The SDP split from the Labour Party in reaction to teetering on the border between Webb socialism and academic Marxism. Margaret should have it easy for the next while.

Feb 10: NSC session today, nothing of import. Not as exciting as the previous term, but maybe that's a blessing in disguise.

Feb 23: Attempted police/military coup in Spain foiled by the King. Apparently the General is spiritually present for those officers.

Mar 6: Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time tonight. I want to give him some sort of award or recognition, but haven't figured out what yet.

Mar 27: Going to address the AFL-CIO on the 30th on my economic policies. Archie and Trudeau will be there.

Mar 30- COX, MANKIEWICZ IN CRIT CONDITION FOLLOWING ASS'N ATTEMPT ON PRES KENNEDY.

Mar 30: The speech went well, but as we were leaving the hotel I heard gunshots and screams, Archie and Frank were hit, and a bullet ricocheted off the window as I got in the limo. Frank got a round in the right leg and another in the shoulder, while Archie got one in the chest.

Apr 2: Doctors advised to let Frank retire, and Archie will come back by fall after he recovers. It was quite hard for both of us, but I accepted his retirement.

Apr 10: The hunger striker Bobby Sands won a by-election in Northern Ireland. He'll die in all likelihood before they seat him. Margaret's policy is correct, even if she's catching hell for it.

Apr 12: Brixton riot in South London. Margaret had to send in 1000 police to suppress the riots. She's absolutely adamant about not injecting urban dev. money into the area. Sees it as a crime problem.

Apr 26- French presidential election.

First round: Valery Giscard D'Estaing (UDF, inc.) 30%
Francois Mitterand (PS) 26%

Apr 26: Hope Giscard wins rather than Mitterrand. He'll turn the country into Jim Callaghan's UK circa winter '79 and bankrupt it.

May 5: Bobby Sands died in the UK today, Margaret is catching hell and the kitchen sink from many Irish MP's. She's right about not negotiating with terrorists, which is what he is, a homicidal terrorist. No more, no less.

May 10- Second round, French presidential election

Valery Giscard D'Estaing (UDF, inc) 53.3%
Francois Mitterrand (PS) 46.7%

Incumbent President: Valery Giscard D'Estaing


May 13: ASS'N ATTEMPT ON POPE, CRIT CONDITION.

May 14: The doctors performed a miracle and saved His Holiness. Went to a special thanksgiving mass today.

June 4: Begin said that something major would happen in the next few days. I hope he's not just doing it to secure re-election.

June 7: The Osirak reactor was destroyed by the IAF yesterday. Refused comment at the press briefing, but I'm quite happy that Saddam doesn't have nukes, even if I can't say so publicly.

June 17: Marcos won another "election" with 93% of the vote. It was a straw man created by him. Appears to be no alternatives anyhow.

June 30- Israeli legislative elections

Likud: 50 seats
Alignment: 45 seats

Incumbent PM: Menachem Begin

July 3: Another NSC and Cabinet meeting, another race riot in the UK. Margaret really should do something, if only to keep the lid on it.

July 17- ISRAELI AF BOMBS BEIRUT APTS, 300 CIV CASUALTIES.

White House Press Conference, July 18, 1981

President Kennedy: After consulting the Secretaries of State and Defense, this Administration has imposed a temporary embargo on aircraft sales to the Israeli Air Force. Mass civilian casualties are unacceptable and we hereby condemn such acts.

Question: Mr. President, how long will the embargo last?

President Kennedy: Between 15 and 18 months. Next question...

July 22: Abe called, said the Jewish comm. was split, but we're getting a backlash anyways. Mass civilian casualties are intolerable when on a "precision" strike.

July 25: We've begun free-trade negotiations with the Canadians. Interestingly enough, Simon Reisman (their lead) negotiated the Auto Pact in the LBJ era.

July 29: Lady Spencer wed Prince Charles today. Now Margaret tells me the riots have stopped. Nothing like a royal wedding to get your mind off things.

Aug. 3, 1981- W.H. Press Conference

President Kennedy: "We have received word of labor unrest among the air traffic controllers union. I will not tolerate an illegal strike by a profession which is entrusted with the lives of millions of Americans. Therefore, I am ordering the Labor Department to negotiate with the union and the FAA in order to ensure passenger safety. If negotiations fail, we will derecognize the union and they will be replaced by military controllers until they drop the loaded gun pointed at their fellow citizens"

Aug. 14- COMPROMISE REACHED, UNION BACKS DOWN IN EXCHANGE FOR SHORTER HOURS, NEW EQUIPMENT

Aug 31: A terrorist bomb exploded in W. Germany, injuring 20.

Sept 15: Another Cabinet meeting today. Inflation is down to 3% and UE is stuck at 4.2%. That's as much as we can do till everyone starts buying again.

Oct 6: ASS'N ATTEMPT ON SADAT, 15 KILLED, PRES LIGHTLY WOUNDED.

Oct 7: Emerg NSC meeting re Sadat attempt. Zbig said it was Islamist fanatics. They'd been doing a crackdown on army cells, but missed one.

Oct 28: Relatively calm these past few weeks. No major initiatives planned for the near future. I've set a small group to plan our '82 campaign. We're starting to regain some union support. Victor Reuther told me that there'll be some long-term damage with skilled workers, but making it up with unskilled support. The GOP supported us, so nowhere to turn.

Dec 10: Spain joined NATO today. Quite a U-turn for Gonzalez, but we need all the help we can get vis-a-vis the Sovs.

Dec 27: Wonderful Xmas with family.

Jan 8, 1982: Cabinet meeting today, NSC at 2 pm. Nothing interesting in the least.

Jan 13: Air Florida 90 crashed today, and a Metro train derailed in DC. Two tragedies on the same day.

Feb 3: Reports of a massacre by Assad's forces of the Brotherhood in Syria.

Feb 20: Held a White House dinner in honor of Walter Cronkite. Was a great evening full of fun & relaxation.

Mar 10: Signed an E.O. placing a ban on Libyan oil imports re support of terrorism.

Mar 19: The Argies have landed on South Georgia. This might mean war, and we're closely monitoring the situation.

Mar 26: Attended the groundbreaking for the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial today. Quite moving & inspiring.

Apr 2- ARGENTINIANS INVADE FALKLANDS

Apr 2: Well they've finally done it. Margaret says that she will fight a war to retake them.

Apr 5: The Fleet left for Falklands today.

Apr 12: The Brits announced a 200 mile Exclusion Zone. Any ship entering is a RN target.

White House Press conference, Apr. 14, 1982

President Kennedy: We are in solidarity and sympathy with the British people in this conflict.

Apr 25: Israel began their Sinai pullback. Hope another war won't start.

May 1: Addressed the opening of the World's Fair in Knoxville. The last one I went to was Montreal in '67.

May 2: The Brits sank the Belgrano with 323 dead.

WH Press Conference, May 6, 1982

"I am delighted to announce that Prime Minister Mulroney and I have reached agreement on the draft treaty. The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement, hereby known as CAFTA, will be sent to Congress shortly for ratification."

May 12: Another attempt on His Holiness failed. What is it with all these assassination attempts? Have the asylums worldwide been unlocked?

May 25: The Brits are winning this war, and we're giving them some intel help on the side.

June 6- ISRAEL INVADES LEBANON, DESTINATION BEIRUT.

June 7: Spoke to Begin today about the invasion. He says it's just to root out PLO, but why so many conventional forces. I hope he's not just starting a war for the "flag-rally" effect after he's cancelled Saturday airline travel. I think he's living in an ideological tunnel, and by the time he realizes it, he'll be destroyed politically.

June 14- ALL OVER, ARGENTINA SURRENDERS.

June 15: Phoned Margaret with congratulations, going to address Parliament next week.

June 20: Addressed Parliament, talked about common values, heritage, etc. Afterwards a formal state dinner with Margaret & Denis.

June 30- EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT RATIFIED

July 4: Great day again. The ERA was supported by the GOP and was long overdue. Double gain for us.

July 9: An intruder got into the Queen's bedroom. Fortunately Her Maj. was unharmed. Margaret should really upgrade security at govt. and royal buildings.

Aug 4: The SC condemned the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. We abstained, because I see no reason for large-scale military ops in that country. We're not sending troops over there. No Vietnams on my watch.

Sept 14: Gemayel was assassinated today. Now Lebanon will be down the tubes for a lot longer. They'll probably end up under Assad's jackboot.

Oct 1: Schmidt was replaced by Helmut Kohl today.

Oct 18: Another Cabinet and NSC meeting. Called Margaret today.

Nov 2- House elections

Democratic: 232 (-15)
Republican: 203

Senate elections

Republican: 63 seats (-1)
Democratic: 37 seats

OK midterm results. Soon we'll have to get wound up again.
Nov 3: The Dow hit an all-time high today, surging 4%.

Nov 12: Andropov will succeed Brezhnev. Don't think he'll last long.

Nov 28: Sent a US delegation to the global free-trade talks in Geneva. I'm thinking of something closer to home in the interim.

Dec 15: Year-end Cabinet & NSC meeting today. The new year will hopefully be more exciting than this one.

Dec 28: Now the last two years will be on energy independence, then have to leave...

Jan 19, 1983: They caught a Nazi war criminal in Bolivia. Thank G-d more of these evil men will be brought to justice for their evil deeds.

Feb 5: Another Cabinet/NSC meeting today. Nothing special again.

Feb 15: Malcolm Fraser is on his way to defeat in Australia, impossible to get a fourth term as PM.

Feb 25: Congressional report criticizing Japanese interment in WWII. Agree completely.

Mar 5: I was right, Bob Hawke is now PM.

Mar 20: Little legislation being passed these days. Getting quite boring, even though the economy is beginning to take off.

Apr 10: Wonderful Easter as usual. Hoping to visit Japan in the summer.

Apr 25: A schoolgirl got invited to SU re letter on nuke war. Margaret's going to score a smashing victory against those Fabians and Marxists known as today's Labor Party.

May 17: Henry mediated an Israeli-Lebanese agreement where the Israelis pull their troops out of Lebanon. Looks like the end for Begin, he'll just choose the date of resignation.

May 28: Margaret made a quick pit-stop at the G8 Summit in Williamsburg today. Wonder why she's so frenetic when I've seen the Xmas-like polls.

June 9- UK general election

Conservative: 407 seats
Labour: 200 seats
Alliance: 25 seats

Incumbent Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher (Tory)


June 25: Enroute to Japan today.

June 26: It's a beautiful country to visit, had productive talks with the PM.

July 20: Poles announced end of martial law. Good riddance.

July 27- Indian federal election

Congress- 379 seats

Incumbent Prime Minister: Sanjay Gandhi (Congress)

Aug 5: Spoke to Pres. Marcos today. Apparently Aquino wants to return to the Philippines. Marcos said that he would try, but couldn't guarantee his safety. Said he was "a very controversial character" but that he could stand again in next year's parliamentary elections.

Aug 18: Another horrible hurricane in TX with billions in damage. Declared it a disaster zone and sent Nat Guard troops to help out.

Aug 21: Aquino's plane was diverted to Clark re weather. Something tells me Marcos had planned a very unpleasant surprise in Manila.

Sept 1- KOREAN AIR 007 SHOT DOWN BY SOVIET FIGHTER

White House Press Conference, Sept. 2, 1983

President Kennedy: We unequivocally condemn this unprovoked attack on an unarmed airliner and the loss of 269 innocent lives.

Sept 24: Another airline crash yesterday. What's going on?

Oct 7: Margaret announced plans to abolish the GLC. And I thought she was decentralizing.

Oct 12: Ex Japan PM convicted of taking a $2 million bribe from Lockheed. And I thought we got the bottom of the barrel on the Rackets Cmte.

Canadian federal election, Oct. 15, 1983

Progressive Conservative: 173 seats
Liberal: 85 seats
NDP: 24 seats

Incumbent Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney (PC)

Oct 30: Signed a law creating Martin Luther King Day as a federal holiday the third Monday of January annually. Gave a pen to Coretta King.

Nov 25: Great birthday again.

Dec 18: PIRA bomb in Harrods' during Xmas shopping. The evil terrorists.

Jan. 3, 1984- BUSH, PERCY ANNOUNCE CANDIDACIES

Jan. 8: VP HOLLINGS ANNOUNCES RUN, DEM FIELD CLEARED

Feb. 13: Don't think Andropov will last six months...

Feb. 20- Iowa caucus (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 54%
CHARLES PERCY: 46%

Feb. 28- New Hampshire primary (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 53%
CHARLES PERCY: 47%

Mar. 6- Vermont (R)

CHARLES PERCY: 56%
GEORGE BUSH: 44%

Mar. 10- Wyoming (R)

CHARLES PERCY: 53%
GEORGE BUSH: 47%

Mar. 13- Alabama (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 67%
CHARLES PERCY: 33%

Florida (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 65%
CHARLES PERCY: 35%

Georgia (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 63%
CHARLES PERCY: 37%

Massachusetts (R)

CHARLES PERCY: 54%
GEORGE BUSH: 46%

Rhode Island (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 53%
CHARLES PERCY: 47%

Mar. 19: I still believe that George Bush will be the GOP nominee. The library is coming along nicely and should be inaugurated by 1987.


Mar. 20- Illinois (R)

CHARLES PERCY: 100% (ONLY NAME ON BALLOT)

Mar. 27- Connecticut (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 56%
CHARLES PERCY: 44%

Apr. 3- New York (R)

CHARLES PERCY: 55%
GEORGE BUSH: 45%

Wisconsin (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 57%
CHARLES PERCY: 43%

Apr. 10- Pennsylvania (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 59%
CHARLES PERCY: 41%

May 1- D.C. (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 100% (ONLY NAME ON BALLOT)

Tennessee (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 66%
CHARLES PERCY: 34%

May 5- Louisiana (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 68%
CHARLES PERCY: 32%

May 8- Indiana (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 54%
CHARLES PERCY: 46%

Maryland (R)

CHARLES PERCY: 53%
GEORGE BUSH: 47%

North Carolina (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 65%
CHARLES PERCY: 35%

Ohio (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 60%
CHARLES PERCY: 40%

May 15- Idaho (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 62%
CHARLES PERCY: 38%

Nebraska (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 57%
CHARLES PERCY: 43%

June 5- Super Tuesday

California (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 52%
CHARLES PERCY: 48%

Montana (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 60%
CHARLES PERCY: 40%

New Jersey (R)

CHARLES PERCY: 55%
GEORGE BUSH: 45%

New Mexico (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 62%
CHARLES PERCY: 38%

South Dakota (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 63%
CHARLES PERCY: 37%

West Virginia (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 65%
CHARLES PERCY: 35%

June 12- North Dakota (R)

GEORGE BUSH: 80% (only name on ballot)

BUSH PRESUMPTIVE GOP NOMINEE

June 28: Started working on my valedictory address to the party I've served for over thirty years.

July 16, 1984- Democratic Convention, San Francisco

1st ballot

Ernest Hollings: 3570

"We have received word of the vice-presidential nomination, which has been accepted by the Senator from Michigan, Carl Levin..."

Vice-Presidential balloting

Carl Levin: 3570

"Fellow Democrats, this is the last time I will address you as President. What we have accomplished is substantial, and if Fritz Hollings is elected President in November, we will continue on this path. I thank you for allowing me to serve you over the past little while, and perhaps in the future. Good luck and God Bless."

-President Robert Kennedy's 1984 convention speech

Aug. 20, 1984- Republican Convention, Dallas

1st ballot

George H.W. Bush- 1850
Charles Percy- 658

"For the vice-presidential nomination, Senator Bush has made an astounding choice. The first in the history of this country, the junior Senator from Kansas, Nancy Kassebaum!"

Vice-Presidential balloting

Nancy Kassebaum: 2020
Charles Percy: 218

Sept. 4- AQUINO, WIFE KILLED IN MANILA CAR CRASH, MARCOS OFFERS CONDOLENCES

Sept 26: Margaret agreed to hand over Hong Kong to the Chinese in '97, in exchange for a century-long guarantee of capitalism.

Oct 12- IRA BOMB TORY CONFERENCE AT BRIGHTON, THATCHER UNHARMED, 2 KILLED.

Oct 13: A minister's wife and Stevas are dead. Margaret was very lucky that she delayed using the facilities, otherwise she'd be crippled or killed.

Oct. 31- "This is BBC Breaking News. Indian Prime Minister Sanjay Gandhi has been assassinated in Delhi by a Muslim fanatic allegedly from Kashmir. As we speak, his brother Rajiv is being sworn in as Prime Minister."

"Update: Prime Minister Gandhi has dissolved Parliament for a Jan. 2 election"

Nov. 1- PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY- POLLING DATA

BUSH/KASSEBAUM: 53%
HOLLINGS/LEVIN: 47%

ECV PROJECTIONS

DEMOCRATIC: 277
REPUBLICAN: 261

MOE: 2.5%

Nov. 6, 1984- Election Day, 90% turnout

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(R): George H.W. Bush/ Nancy Kassebaum: 277 ECV, 53.6%
(D): Ernest Hollings/ Carl Levin: 261 ECV, 45.4%

Incumbent President: Robert F. Kennedy (D)
President-elect: George H.W. Bush (R)

House elections

Democratic: 227 seats
Republican: 208 seats

NY-18

(D) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: 60.7%

Senate elections

Republican: 63 seats (no change)
Democratic: 37 seats
Incumbent Majority Leader: Bob Dole (R-KS)

Dec 3: A nuke plant meltdown in India. First Rajiv Gandhi deals with brother's death, completely inexperienced and hardly qualified and race riots, now a nuke disaster. Talk about a rough first few weeks. Margaret privatized British Telecom today.

"I am hereby calling the Batasan back into session on the tenth of January. Thereupon, I will appoint an Economic Advisory Council to refloat our economy"- President Ferdinand Marcos, Dec. 10, 1984

Jan. 2, 1985- Indian federal election

Congress: 401 seats

Incumbent Prime Minister: Rajiv Gandhi (Congress)

Jan. 10: "Imelda will succeed me. Period. But you will be indispensable"- President Ferdinand Marcos to NBI Director Bobby Ong- private correspondence

Jan. 16- "I have relieved General Ramos of his command and sent him to Pampanga. Enrile has resigned as Minister of Defence."- Malacanang press conference

Jan. 18- "Of course it was a summary execution. Fortunately it was away from those hens, as you would with any traitor"- President Marcos to President Kennedy, on the execution of Col. Gregorio Honasan

Jan. 20- President George Bush is inaugurated as the 39th President of the United States.
 
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The site uses blue for GOP and red for Dems, as per OTL until 2000. Unless there's something else wrong. Sorry about the similarity, but now the butterflies will come together.
 
I dont think Hollings would do that bad in the South. Bush didn't get over 60% in any Southern State when he went against Massachusetts governor, "Latte Sipping" "Weak on Crime" "Liberal Wackjob" Michael Dukakis. In fact, I'd flip Arkansas, Georgia, and Louisiana, at least.

Hollings wouldn't win Vermont either, it was a GOP stronghold in 1984. he probably would also not win in Indiana. Colorado would also not be 60< Democratic either, it was a GOP stronghold then as well.

And why isnt Bush winning in Conneticut?
 
Verwoerd will shortly make an announcement, but once total apartheid is achieved, he'll shift to the defensive, for what else is there to do? And the Bush years will be interesting...
 
All Quiet on the Home Front: 1985-88

Bush I Cabinet

Vice President: Nancy Kassebaum

Secretary of the Treasury: Nicholas Brady
Secretary of State: James Baker
Attorney General: Dick Thornburgh
Secretary of Defense: Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of the Interior: Manuel Lujan Jr.
Secretary of Agriculture: Clayton Yeutter
Secretary of Commerce: Malcolm Baldridge
Secretary of Labor: Elizabeth Dole
HEW Secretary: Jack Kemp
HUD Secretary: Louis Hade Sullivan
Secretary of Transportation: Andrew Card
Secretary of Energy: James Watkins
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Ed Derwinski

President Bush's priorities were, as had been throughout his career, foreign policy. A week into his term, a shocking announcement came from South Africa.

"The goal I laid down in 1958 is achieved. Total apartheid has now been established throughout the Republic. The supremacy of the white race and the Federal Government shall always be maintained. Each nation will be allowed to manage its own internal affairs, provided there is no interference. Henceforth, anyone who produced an interracial child out of wedlock shall be sentenced to indefinite hard labor, in addition to the ban on defiling race by interacial marriage."

- Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, PM's Annual Address, Jan. 27, 1985.

"As soon as Gorbachev was confirmed as General Secretary, I knew a summit had to be arranged. This would be a man, as Margaret put it "whom we can do business with".

- A Life Abroad, George Bush, 2002

April was a bloody month, with Islamic Jihad bombing a popular off-base restaurant near Madrid and the Coral Sea colliding with a tanker off the Cuban coast. On June 23, the RCMP discovered an explosive device on Air India 182 during a layover in Toronto. In September, the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II, Dr. Ballard and his team found the Titanic wreck. Presidents Bush and Gorbachev met in December on a US destroyer off Malta. The meeting went better than expected, with the two leaders developping a rapport that would serve them both well later on.

1986 opened on a positive note, as Spain and Portugal joined the EEC and the first King Holiday was observed. President Thieu announced his decision to retire come the next presidential election. One man who refused to retire was Ferdinand Marcos, still solidly entrenched in Malacanang for over 20 years, terminally ill with lupus, though content knowing his succession plan would succeed.

Feb. 27- SWEDISH PM PALME ASSN'D IN STOCKHOLM

Mar. 26- WALDHEIM DECLARED PNG DUE TO NAZI PAST

On April 14, Pope John Paul II made the first Papal visit to a synagogue of modern times. Later that month the Chernobyl reactor melted down, causing thousands of deaths due to radiation poisoning and turning it into a ghost town. In June, the nation was shocked by the conviction of USN intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard for spying for Israel, thereby receiving life imprisonment. President Bush refused all Israeli requests for commutation, even subpoenaing Israeli officials as witnesses. On a joyful note, Lady Liberty was reopened to the public in July during a grand public ceremony, with President and Mrs. Bush leading a chorus of "God Bless America" and "The Star-Spangled Banner". After a calm summer, President Bush signed the Goldwater-Nichols Act into law on October 1st, the biggest reorganization of the Defense Department since its creation in 1947. On October 27th, the Thatcher Government opened the London stock market to electronic trading, thereby created a new class of young trader forever known by the name "Maggie's Millionaires". Henceforth they formed the vanguard of the Tory battalions come election time.

Nov. 4- Midterm elections

House results

Democratic: 244 seats (+17)
Republican: 191 seats

Senate results

Republican: 59 seats (-4)
Democratic: 41 seats

Incumbent Majority Leader: Bob Dole (R-KS)

Jeremiah Danton (R-AL) HOLD
Jim Broyhill (R-NC) HOLD
James Abdnor (R-SD) HOLD
Slade Gordon (R-WA) HOLD

1987 was a relatively inauspicious year at home. BA was privatized at the beginning of February, and in April the Indian and British Parliaments were dissolved for May and June elections respectively.

Indian federal election, May 10, 1987

Congress: 377 seats (-26)

Incumbent PM: Rajiv Gandhi (Congress)

UK general election, 1987

Conservative: 386 seats (-25)
Labour: 240 seats
Alliance: 10 seats

Incumbent PM: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)

The world then grew quiet until October, when the stock market crashed on Black Monday.

"Immediately, we began assessing the damage and how quickly the Dow would regain its former height. We resurrected the Economic Crisis Committee of the previous administration and it took until late 1990 until the Dow recovered. In the meantime, the election was rapidly approaching"

A Life Abroad, George Bush, 2002

In December, construction commenced on the Chunnel, and the Intifada broke out in the Palestinian territories.

"The roots of the intifada stretched back twenty years, but the immediate catalyst was a traffic accident. On Dec. 11, 1987, an Israeli trucker swerved into a border lineup of Palestinians enroute to jobs in Israel. The toll was 10 dead and 20 injured. Rioting broke out in Gaza, the IDF responded with rubber bullets, and the cyclical violence fed on itself."

The Palestinian Tragedy, Fouad Ajami, 2007

"Instead of analysing what caused the intifada, Shamir decided to dispatch whole divisions to the territories, including armored regiments and Apache gunships. The death toll began to mount..."

Tom Friedman interviewed by Daily Telegraph, 1997



Strategic Command: Lee Atwater, Karl Rove, Campaign '88

Jan. 3, 1988- DUKAKIS, GORE, GEPHARDT ANNOUNCE RUNS

"We are anxiously awaiting the first primaries to determine the Democratic challenger to President George Bush. Governor Dukakis is strong in the Northeast and West, Senator Gore is popular among Southerners and conservative Democrats. Senator Gephardt is liked by moderate and Midwestern Democrats. President Bush's 5 point lead would be best countered by a Gephardt-Gore ticket, according to recent polling, however the Democratic party has ignored polling advice before, most recently in 1948."- New York Times , Jan. 21, 1988

Feb. 8- Iowa caucus (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 43%
ALBERT GORE: 40%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 17%

Feb. 16- New Hampshire primary (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 46%
ALBERT GORE: 44%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 10%

"Governor Dukakis has momentum. But does he appeal beyond loyal Democratic voters? That is a question many independents and even conservative Democrats are asking. The big endorsement this year will come from former President Kennedy, who has refused to comment thus far."

"Sure he's a fellow Bostonian, but can he win? That furlough program was horrible, and you can bet the RNC boys will use that to the fullest. If he is the nominee I will endorse him, but I really think Gore's the best bet."

- Robert Kennedy to Rep. Robert Kennedy Jr., private correspondence, March 1988

Feb. 23- South Dakota (D)

RICHARD GEPHARDT: 42%
ALBERT GORE: 40%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 18%

Feb. 28- Maine (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 53%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 35%
ALBERT GORE: 22%

Mar. 1- Vermont (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 50%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 40%
ALBERT GORE: 10%

March 5- South Carolina (D)

ALBERT GORE: 63%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 30%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 7%

March 8- Super Tuesday

Alabama (D)

ALBERT GORE: 65%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 35%

Arkansas (D)

ALBERT GORE: 67%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 33%

Florida (D)

ALBERT GORE: 61%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 30%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 9%

Georgia (D)

ALBERT GORE: 62%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 30%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 8%

Kentucky (D)

ALBERT GORE: 64%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 26%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 10%

Louisiana (D)

ALBERT GORE: 65%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 30%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 5%

Maryland (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 48%
ALBERT GORE: 40%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 12%

Massachusetts (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 100% (ONLY NAME ON BALLOT)

Mississippi (D)

ALBERT GORE: 63%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 25%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 12%

Missouri (D)

ALBERT GORE: 53%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 40%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 7%

North Carolina (D)

ALBERT GORE: 60%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 30%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 10%

Oklahoma (D)

ALBERT GORE: 67%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 25%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 8%

Rhode Island (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 57%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 35%
ALBERT GORE: 8%

Tennessee (D)

ALBERT GORE: 100%

Texas (D)

ALBERT GORE: 68%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 32%

Virginia (D)

ALBERT GORE: 65%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 35%

"Today, we heard Prime Minister Gandhi announce the abolition of the Planning Commission and its replacement will be the Economic Advisory Council. The new Minister of Finance is Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Governor of the Reserve Bank."- Times of India editorial, Mar. 10, 1988

Mar. 15- Illinois (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 43%
RICHARD GEPHARDT: 40%
ALBERT GORE: 17%

GEPHARDT WITHDRAWS, CITING LACK OF SUPPORT

"Dick Gephardt lost Illinois because Mayor Daley didn't back him, and the UAW recently retracted their endorsement. His base fell apart, therefore he withdrew."- Times, Mar. 16, 1988.

Mar. 29- Connecticut (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 62%
ALBERT GORE: 38%

Apr. 5- Wisconsin (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 59%
ALBERT GORE: 41%

Apr. 26- Pennsylvania (D)

ALBERT GORE: 53%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 47%

May 3- D.C. (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 100%

Indiana (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 51%
ALBERT GORE: 49%

Ohio (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 53%
ALBERT GORE: 47%

May 10- Nebraska (D)

ALBERT GORE: 53%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 47%

West Virginia (D)

ALBERT GORE: 54%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 46%

May 17- Oregon (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 62%
ALBERT GORE: 38%

May 24- Idaho (D)

ALBERT GORE: 64%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 36%

June 7- California (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 65%
ALBERT GORE: 35%

Montana (D)

ALBERT GORE: 55%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 45%

New Jersey (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 100%

New Mexico (D)

MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 56%
ALBERT GORE: 44%

June 14- North Dakota

ALBERT GORE: 53%
MICHAEL DUKAKIS: 47%

EX-PRES KENNEDY ENDORSES DUKAKIS

"The endorsement could be said to have been half-hearted, for it appears to have lacked enthusiasm..."

"If Dukakis gets such a limp, standard endorsement that could be written by an assistant, what does that tell you about Dukakis as their nominee? When one of the most talented Presidents from your own party refuses to lend enthusiasm, the ship has sunk before it has left the harbor"

- Former President Richard Nixon, Tom Brokaw interview, June 26, 1988

July 20- Democratic Convention, Atlanta

1st ballot

Michael Dukakis: 2,538
Al Gore: 1,521


Vice Presidential balloting

Richard Gephardt: 3850
Al Gore: 209

"Clinton's like Hubert was. Far too verbose for his own good, then gets lost in his own tangled verbal maze. But he looks like a future President if he learns how to be concise."- Former Pres. Robert Kennedy privately, DNC

Aug. 17- GEN ZIA, AMB RAPHAEL KILLED IN PAK C-130 CRASH

Aug. 20- Republican Convention, New Orleans

President Bush and Vice President Kassebaum are unanimously renominated. Former President Nixon gives a rousing speech that electrifies the delegates, far more than President Bush's own speech.

"We cannot afford to have a Massachusetts liberal, with a tax-and-spend mentality shunned by the grandees of his own party. We cannot afford foreign policy views born in Harvard Yard. I am a Yale alumnus, but I left university when I graduated."

- President Bush's acceptance speech, 1988

Oct. 13- Second Presidential debate.

"Bobby,

He was asked if he would support the death penalty if his wife was raped and murdered. Responded with stats. We're well and truly f-ked"- Robert Kennedy to Rep. Robert Kennedy Jr., private correspondence.

"The TV ads have been very effective. No doubt some liberals are offended by them, but they were offended when I did the same thing twenty years ago. They seem to live in a state of permanent offense at perceived slights to others. Never understood that mentality."

- Former President Richard Nixon, Oct. 26, 1988

Nov. 1, 1988- Israeli legislative election

Labour: 50 seats
Likud: 45 seats

Incumbent PM: Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)

Nov. 8- Election Day, 76% turnout

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(R): George H.W. Bush/ Nancy L. Kassebaum- 335 ECV, 56.3%

(D): Michael S. Dukakis/ Richard Gephardt: 203 ECV, 42.2%

Incumbent President: George H.W. Bush (R)
President-elect: George H.W. Bush (R)

Nov. 16- Pakistani legislative election

PM-designate: Benazir Bhutto (PPP)

As 1988 drew to a close, the world was about to be shaken by peaceful events across the Atlantic...
 
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Jan. 20, 1989- President Bush inaugurated for the second time. No changes were made to the Cabinet.

Emperor Hirohito had died on Jan. 7, and the President had attended the state funeral along with many other world leaders. South Korea and South Vietnam had recently emerged from decades of military rule and their economies were growing rapidly. In the Philippines, President Marcos was close to death, and he told the KBL caucus to elect Imelda President upon his passing. The Philippine economy had began to improve after a decade of stagnation, because as one wag put it "The old man was too sick to steal, and too near death's door."

Feb. 6- President Marcos dies of lupus at age 71. Immediately the KBL ratifies the succession. The Supreme Court, though packed to the rafters, rules that Imelda's accession is unconstitutional, and the Armed Forces refuse to obey her orders. On February 8, Prime Minister Cesar Virata resigns. The Philippines must now be led by the judicial branch. The Marcos Cabinet is loyal to Imelda, but the Philippines is sliding towards civil unrest. Two days later, on Feb. 10, the military, led by NBI Director Bobby Ong, overthrow Imelda Marcos in a bloodless coup. M60 tanks surround Malacanang and Imelda boards a helo to Leyte. Bobby Ong assumes the Presidency and orders the abolition of the post, and the Philippines is transformed into a pure parliamentary system with Ong as Prime Minister. He says that democracy will be restored "in due time, once the economy is restored." A Cabinet of National Unity is formed, with Cesar Virata (KBL) as Minister of Finance and famed UP economist Dr. Gloria Arroyo of UNIDO as Minister of Financial Institutions.

On Feb. 23, Hendrik Verwoerd resigned after thirty-one years as Prime Minister of South Africa, to be replaced by F.W. De Klerk. The new PM began streamlining apartheid, reversing the ban on interracial marriages and encouraging genuine federalism. He was prepared to talk to Nelson Mandela before, in his words "we have a Zimbabwe and whites never elect another white PM". Their conversation took place in early March, and their dialogue would continue over the next five years.

Mar. 10- Gov. Bill Clinton (D-AR) founds the Democratic Leadership Council, dedicated to constructing a moderate Democratic ideology. The project is personally endorsed by former President Kennedy.

Mar. 15- Ron Brown becomes the first African-American Chairman of the DNC.

Apr. 2- Taking Cabinet advice, Prime Minister Thatcher decides against introducing the Community Charge.

Apr. 17- Solidarity legalized by Polish Communist government.

May 2- HUNGARIAN-AUSTRIAN BORDER FENCE DISMANTLED

May 14- GORBACHEV VISITS CHINA, MEETS DENG, ZHAO

May 20- MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN BEIJING

June 4- PLA MASSACRE IN TIANANMEN SQUARE, 300 KILLED

Aug. 19- GEN JARUZELSKI NOMS MAZOWEICKI AS FIRST NON COMMUNIST PM SINCE WWII

Oct. 17- HONECKER RESIGNS

Oct. 20- Republic of Hungary replaces People's Republic of Hungary.

As the year progressed, more Communist governments fell in Eastern Europe, most dramatically in Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Romania, where the Ceaucescus were executed by firing squad on Christmas Day.

Jan. 11, 1990- Douglas Wilder is inaugurated as Virginia's first African-American Governor.

Feb. 2- ANC legalized by Prime Minister De Klerk.

Feb. 11- Nelson Mandela released from prison.

February continued on a historic note, with the Sandanistas losing a democratic election in Nicaragua, handing over to a Christian Democratic president in March.

Mar. 11- LITHUANIA DECLARES INDEPENDENCE FROM USSR

Mar. 18- EAST GERMANY HOLDS ELECTIONS, RETURNS KOHL'S CDU

"As the Soviet Union began to crumble, what was needed was subtle, informed diplomacy, not crowing at the Wall. And that is what President Bush did"

- Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, 2006

May 4- LATVIA DECLARES INDEPENDENCE FROM USSR

June 1- Presidents Bush and Gorbachev sign a treaty outlawing chemical weapons and begin destruction of their respective stockpiles.

The whole world was watching with baited breath as the USSR began to disintegrate and the Cold War coming to a close.

July 26- President Bush signs the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Aug. 3- SADDAM INVADES KUWAIT WITH 150,000 MEN

Aug. 6- UN EMPOSES GLOBAL EMBARGO ON IRAQ

Aug. 23- GERMANIES TO REUNITE OCT. 3

Sept. 10- PRES BUSH: FORCE IF NECESSARY IN GULF

Oct. 3- COLD WAR NEARLY OVER, GERMANY REUNITED UNDER KOHL

Oct. 15- GORBACHEV AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE

Oct. 20- "This is BBC News. Prime Minister Thatcher has expelled Michael Heseltine from the Conservative caucus and forced his resignation from Cabinet. We are closely following this story..."

Midterm elections- Nov. 6

House results

Democratic: 239 seats (-8)
Republican: 196 seats

Massachusetts 8th District

(D): John F. Kennedy Jr.: 62.3%

Senate results

Republican: 60 seats (+1)
Democratic: 40 seats

Incumbent Majority Leader: Bob Dole (R-KS)

Dec. 1- Channel Tunnel opened with Prime Minister Thatcher and President Giscard in attendance.

Dec. 2- Chancellor Helmut Kohl's CDU coalition sweeps the all-German elections, winning a fourth term as Chancellor.

Jan. 7, 1991- RED ARMY ENTERS VILNIUS TO HALT LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE

Jan. 16- COALITION LAUNCHES AIR WAR ON IRAQ, DESERT STORM BEGINS

Feb. 7- IRAQ INVASION BEGINS UNDER US LEADERSHIP

Feb. 26- SADDAM RETREATS FROM KUWAIT, GULF WAR OVER.

Mar. 4- PRES BUSH POPULARITY AT 93%

Mar. 7- LATVIA, ESTONIA VOTE FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM USSR

In April, former Senator John Tower was killed in a Georgia plane crash and the Indian Parliament was dissolved for May 24 elections.

Indian federal election, 1991

Congress: 379 seats (+2)

Incumbent Prime Minister: Rajiv Gandhi (Congress)

May 24- MENGISTU FLEES

UK general election, June 4, 1991

Conservative: 375 seats
Labour: 250 seats
Liberal Democrats: 25 seats

Incumbent PM: Margaret Thatcher (Tory)

June 12- YELTSIN ELECTED RUSSIAN PRES

June 24- MARCOS-ERA RESTRICTIONS LIFTED, PM ONG PROMISES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR

July 1- WARSAW PACT DISSOLVED

"Throughout August, we closely monitored events as one Soviet republic after another declared independence. Tyranny was ending, and a new global order was emerging. I would not be the one to lead it."

- A Life Abroad, George Bush, 2002

Sept. 6- USSR RECOGNIZES BALTIC INDEPENDENCE

Oct. 2- CLINTON DECLARES '92 CANDIDACY

Oct. 13- THOMAS CONFIRMED TO SC 63-37

Nov. 5- MAXWELL FOUND DEAD IN ATLANTIC

Dec. 25- USSR DISSOLVES, COLD WAR OVER, YELTSIN RUSSIAN PRESIDENT

As 1992 opened, Jerry Brown and Paul Tsongas declared their candidacies for the Democratic nomination. On Jan. 4, Vice President Kassebaum announced her unopposed candidacy for the Republican nomination. The bets were on Paul Tsongas, but there would be surprises in the upcoming campaign...

"After coming in third in Iowa, many thought we were done for. I saddled up and put every single resource we had into New Hampshire and we eked out a win. Thereupon the media labelled me "The Comeback Kid". On Super Tuesday I swept the primaries, but we needed a few more months before I could become the presumptive nominee"

- My Life, Bill Clinton, 2004

Mar. 17- TSONGAS WITHDRAWS AFTER PLACING 3RD IN ILLINOIS

Mar. 24- Connecticut primary (D)

BILL CLINTON: 54%
EDMUND BROWN JR: 46%

May 25, New York Democratic primary

Rep. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: 54.7%
Sen. Elizabeth Holtzman (I): 45.3%

Clinton swept the remaining primaries and by May 1992 was the presumptive Democratic nominee. He was narrowly trailing Vice President Kassebaum in the polls, and on July 8, Gov. Clinton announced his selection of Florida Senator Bob Graham as his running mate.

July 9, Democratic Convention, Madison Square Garden

1st ballot

Bill Clinton: 3480
Jerry Brown: 600

Bob Graham was acclaimed for Vice President by voice vote.

"As Arnold said, I'm back. This is my eighth time addressing you and my eleventh convention. As you know, these things can go on indefinitely. (Laughter) It gives me great pride to vote for one of my former campaign workers in November. The Republicans will nominate the Vice President. They are making history, and hopefully you will as well, Governor. Good luck to you all!"

- Former President Robert Kennedy's 1992 address.

Aug. 17- Republican Convention, Houston Astrodome

1st ballot

Nancy L. Kassebaum- 2185

For the vice-presidential nomination, Vice President Kassebaum chose Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who was nominated by voice vote.

Canadian federal election, Sept. 10, 1991

Progressive Conservative: 161 seats
Liberal: 120 seats
NDP: 20 seats

Incumbent PM: Brian Mulroney (PC)

Nov. 3- Election Day, 88% turnout

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(D): William J. Clinton/ D. Robert Graham: 285 ECV, 51.7%
(R): Nancy L. Kassebaum/ Phil Gramm: 253 ECV, 47.3%

Incumbent President: George H.W. Bush (R)
President-elect: Bill Clinton (D)

House results

Democratic: 247 seats (+20)
Republican: 188 seats

Senate results

Republican: 60 seats (no change)
Democratic: 40 seats

New York Senate results

(D): Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: 57.3%
(R): Al D'Amato: 42.7%

Incumbent Senator: Elizabeth Holtzman (D)
Senator-elect: Robert Kennedy Jr. (D)

Dec. 9- Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce their impending divorce.






















 
This TL is over. Here's the rest of the Presidents. Sorry, but I wrote this before I knew how to do formatting.

Bill Clinton (D-AR): 1993-1997
Colin Powell (R-NY): 1997-2005
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (D-NY): 2005-present
 
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