Nixon was in Dallas the day before at a soft drink convention, if it was more publicized maybe Oswald would have gone after Nixon THEN Kennedy the next day if he got away with it.
But if that happened them Kennedy's visit to Dallas would have been scrubbed along with the rest of the trip to Texas.
 
Nixon was in Dallas the day before at a soft drink convention, if it was more publicized maybe Oswald would have gone after Nixon THEN Kennedy the next day if he got away with it.
But if that happened them Kennedy's visit to Dallas would have been scrubbed along with the rest of the trip to Texas.

Oswald wanted to be remembered by history, there's no way he's going to give up the chance to kill a popular President by murdering a man who at the time was a washed up political has-been.
 
During the Bay of Pigs Nixon told JFK to outright invade Cuba, and grew angry with the President when he refused. Nixon would have invaded Cuba and done his utmost to overthrow Castro. This could result in the Marxist, pro-Castro Oswald becoming personally driven to kill Nixon. Given that Nixon was planting the seeds for his Southern Strategy as early as 1960, it's by no means out of the question that he would journey to Dallas in order to get Southern votes. Had Nixon won in 1960 then ironically both men could have switched destinies: Nixon assassinated while JFK makes a comeback in 1968. Or, if Nixon evades assassination, then Kennedy could seek a rematch in 1964.

Ironically the 1960s could have gone much the same throughout, Lodge was instrumental in starting the Vietnam War and a staunch proponent of civil rights so I'd think the same things would have happened.

The interesting question becomes if Kennedy might decide he needs to refocus on a southern strategy to win in 68 - impeachment would be more likely for a sex scandal than a Watergate I'd think but still....

Could we get the Democratic and Republican parties ideologically flipped in that case?
 
Oswald wanted to be remembered by history, there's no way he's going to give up the chance to kill a popular President by murdering a man who at the time was a washed up political has-been.
I disagree with you there, a former VP and the last runner up for president is far more famous and noteworthy than General Walker who is the one he went after first.
 
I disagree with you there, a former VP and the last runner up for president is far more famous and noteworthy than General Walker who is the one he went after first.

That was in April, long before Oswald knew JFK was in town. Nixon in contrast would be in Dallas on Nov. 21, meaning that Oswald by that point knew JFK was coming and it's highly unlikely that he'd give up the opportunity to be immortalized by killing a President by instead choosing to kill a retired politician no one cared about anymore.
 
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