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Their have been alot of good TLs on here about RFK surviving his assassination, and then going on to defeat Richard Nixon to become President. Nixon of course holds a special place not just in American History, but also in American Pop Culture. Think of examples like Watchmen, or Back to the Future:part 2, in which he gets elected to multiple terms as President, serving until the 80's. Or, think of Futurama, in which the President is Richrad Nixon's head.

My question is, if RFK lives and defeats Nixon to become President, would we have RFK take Nixon's place in American Pop Culture? Would RFK be the one ordering Doctor Manhattan to Vietnam in Watchmen, assuming butterflies don't take it away, for example? Or would someone else fill the void of 'ruthless,power hungry President'?

Your thoughts? I know RFK comes up alot around here, but I've never seen this question talked about before.
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