Three LBJ what ifs

raharris1973

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1. What if LBJ did an earlier or more complete bombing halt in 68 after his no re election announcement?

2. What if LBJ renounced reelection earlier, pre Tet, perhaps at the 68 SOTU address, perhaps over the 1967 holidays or at some point in 67?

3. What if the 22nd amendment had been written so that serving any more than a year of president's counts as one full term for the two term limit? (OTL it was two years or more counting as a full term). Further assume that everything major up through the JFK assassination has is protected by a butterfly net, so that LBJ knows he cannot run in 1968?
 
If i recall correctly, LBJ originally intended to make the announcement at the state of the union address but forgot to put the speech in his pocket as he left the white house.
 

raharris1973

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Putting another PoD on the barby:

4. What if Sirhan Sirhan shot President Johnson in 1967 or 1968?

As for motive, if he wanted to strike out against a pro-Israeli politician, LBJ (and many others) would have been as good a target as RFK.
As for ability to put it off, could Sirhan have penetrated Presidential security in the late 60s? Maybe not, at least without a level of capability and training and organization he did not show signs of in OTL.
 
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