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April 1912: The RMS Titanic makes an uneventful crossing, returning to New York City to much fanfare. Among the passengers is Major Archibald Butt, a close confidant of both President Taft and former president Roosevelt.
May/June 1912: Under the auspices of John Jacob Astor and Archibald Butt, to men who have become friends during their voyage on the Titanic, a compromise is hammered out in which neither Roosevelt nor Taft will receive the nomination. Instead, Republicans select Herbert S. Hadley as their nominee and Elihu Root as his running mate. Both the Taft and Roosevelt factions are unhappy with the compromise, but Roosevelt, in a memorable phrase, comments that "at least that damned confederate Princetonian ought to be denied the Whitehouse."

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Just a random thought that struck me as an interesting idea for a collaborative TL. All contributions welcome so long as they aren't too ASB.
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