Timeline Sources

Okay, so something I've started to notice a bit in the past is the possibility that as AH expands in terms of timelines and so on, there emerges into the issue of a 'lack of sources' for research for those that are new or for those that would wish to start a timeline. I'd imagine that presents some significant difficulties, and honestly after finding even more pertinent info and research for my own timeline that the expansion of information should be something that needs to be explicitly addressed to allow people access to it.

In terms of this for a success (and to say allow people to search via the thread for the info on it) I'd really prefer people do the following in terms of a 'general format' for posting sources for people to research on timelines: Label What the Source Is, What Kind of Timelines They Can Be Useful For, and the Source Itself

I'll provide two up first:

The source in question is from the Minnesota Historical Society, and is composed of four PDFs in regards to targets by the Democratic National Committee focused on a series of Congressional Districts, Senate seats, and Governor seats up for election in 1978. This can likely be useful for timelines starting between 1976-1978 dedicated towards the impacts that might happen on the midterms. Because of the way the structure is set up, a total of four PDFs are provided with the info on the states respectively for it:

(Alabama-Indiana): http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00697/pdfa/00697-00059-1.pdf
(Indiana-Nevada): http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00697/pdfa/00697-00059-2.pdf
(Nevada-South Dakota) http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00697/pdfa/00697-00059-3.pdf
(South Dakota-Wyoming) http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00697/pdfa/00697-00059-4.pdf

The sources in question below compose primarily of planning by the Joint Chiefs throughout the Cold War. Pretty much they could be used for any timeline likely between 1942-1990s based off the people in charge along with what the military itself was thinking. Again like before, a multitude of PDFs have to be provided from two different sources in question, with the first being more of an overarching history and the second source being much more explicit in info for the time period marked in the parenthesis.

(History of JCS from 1942-1991): http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/doctrine/history/councilofwar.pdf
(1945-1947): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V001.pdf
(1947-1949): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V002.pdf
(1950-1952): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V004.pdf
(1953-1954): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V005.pdf
(1955-1956): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V006.pdf
(1957-1960): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V007.pdf
(1961-1964): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V008.pdf
(1965-1968): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V009.pdf
(1969-1972): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V010.pdf
(1973-1976): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V011.pdf
(1977-1980): http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Policy/Policy_V012.pdf
 
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Great idea!

The source below is an article from the October 1962 issue of The Review of Politics examining the 1938 midterm elections and how the Republicans were able to make the greatest swing in the House of Representatives in American history, and how the Republicans were able to gain 81 seats in the House in the 1938 elections. The article is useful as a specific reference for American politics in the late 1930s as it touches on both national and more local factors in certain Congressional races, but also could be used as a general examination for timelines where the United States has a largely dominant single party and how that dominance can start to be broken.

NOTE: It is a JSTOR article so access to JSTOR is needed. I was unable to find the article elsewhere unfortunately.

The Republican Congressional Comeback of 1938
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1405361?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

The source below is a database compiled by the Green Party of the US featuring all the candidates and elections the GPUS has ever run candidates in since 1985. The database is searchable by year, state, and electoral office. It could be useful for anyone looking for historical or potential candidates for office, and especially for state and local level candidates and races.

https://secure.gpus.org/secure/testdb/
 
Alright, two more sources which could be useful for people.

The source below was part of a Nightline special known as 'The Crisis Game'. Aired in 1983, it featured former high-level politicians and military officers engaging in a war game following the collapse of Iran and a Soviet invasion of the Azeri region of Iran. Among the high-level politicians and military officers, is Senator Edmund S. Muskie (playing the President), Secretary Clark Clifford (playing the Secretary of State), Secretary Jim Schlesinger (playing the Secretary of Defense), recently retired General Richard Meyer (playing the Chief of the JCS), and others. While aired in 1983, it speculates upon the start point in 1985. In total, it is roughly three hours of footage to watch.

https://archive.org/details/TheCrisisGameSegmentsOneAndTwo
https://archive.org/details/TheCrisisGameSegmentsThreeAndFour

The source below is more of a general speculative nature at the time of what Anderson deadlocking the Electoral College might have done. The Atlantic article discusses the constitutional components behind what could have been done following Election Day to allow a victor among the three, from the Electoral College to Congress. The Washington Post article is more of a speculative piece on it, with the writer acting as if he was the newly elected Representative from Vermont and arguably the person who could decide the President.

https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/80oct/deadlock.htm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...-crisis/e8ebdbb9-c25d-4b43-8f3d-77489dd0616d/
 
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