America and Onward

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I also have to do an update on the history of the CSA from 1944 on. that means that there'll be:
Europe and the USSR
The CSA
The 1970 election
and possibly a second update on Goldwater's second term.

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America and Onward Part XVI
Back in the USSR

Of all the countries that had been affected since the break down of the United States of America in 1944, Russia, or the Soviet Union had benefitted the most. Since World War I, or the Great War, Russia had gone through severl changes, the largest of which was the Russian Revolution in 1917, lead by the communist named Vladmir Ilyich Lenin. After the old Russia, dominated by the Czars, collapsed and the communists took over, Russia exited World War I to be more focused on feeding its citizens than on fighting a war.

Soviet Leader Vladmir Lenin with his successor, Josef Stalin

In World War II, the Soviet Union had originally sided with Germany. Only after German attacked Poland and the Soviet Union did the USSR strike back and join the Allies in World War II. However, World War II would not be an easy fight, and several men on all sides would die. After America collapsed, the Soviet Union's leader Josef Stalin declared that Russia's involvement in the Allied Powers would no longer exist, as he said:

In this fight, there is only one thing that matters. In this fight there is only one purpose that matter. In this fight, there is only one cause that matters. Through our country's continued involvement in various alliances, we have abandoned that thing, that purpose, and that cause. And that thing, that purpose, and that cause is the advancement of Mother Russia!

With that, the Soviet Union, which had only recently outlasted Germany in the fight for Stalingrad, went on the offensive in the war, driving back the Germands as well as taking new territory. By 1952, a stalemate and an understanding developed between Nazi Germany and the USSR. An unwritten and unspoken line formed as Russia began to have free reign over any territory East of Poland. With that, the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Finland all became satellite states of the Soviet Union, while Russia also expanded South. Because America was still developing at that point in time, the Soviet Union became the world's superpower.

In 1953, Stalin, at the age of 74, died. After brief infighting, Nikit Kruschev became leader of the Soviet Union. He hoped that he, like Stalin, would be able to maintain an iron grip on power, and retain it to his dying days.

Nikita Sergeyevich Kruschev, the new leader of the Soviet Union

However, since the Soviet Union's dominance in the world since the fifties, things had nto been all well as Russia's military build up since then had done nothing to help the economy, only divert resources from things such as house repair, construction, and production of other goods. With resource shortages becoming a common occurence, Russia was slowly weakening. However, that did not mean it woudl relinquish its grip on the world anytime soon, as it began invading its neighbor to the south, China, in the 1950's. For the next few decades, the Pax-Russo was there to stay.

In President Goldwater's first diplomatic meeting with Chairman Kruschev in 1963, Kruschev uttered the famous words "We'll bury you!" President Goldwater was determined to make sure that never happened.

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Continue please with the 1970 Presidential Election.  Good TL by the way.

Thanks. With your new Timeline, will you still continue your 1896 Timeline?

Updates for this and Nixon 1960 will be coming in the next week, most likely on Tuesday or Wednesday.

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America and Onward Part XVII
Livin' in the CSA

Ever since the eighteen hundreds when there was talk of abolishing slavery, the South had always had an animosity for the North. With the election of President Lincoln, a Republican and an abolitionist, they decided that they had had it, and seceded. However, the existence of the Confederate States of America was not to last, because, after five years of war, the Confederacy surrendered to the Union and was forced back into the United States. However, the South, up until the Great Depression, always resented the "damn yankees" for that. With the collapse of the United States in 1944, and the takeover of regional governments, a group of states in the South quickly banded together, forming a makeshift Confederate States of America:

The Confederate States of America as of 1945

The Confederacy was the best suited to survive all of the riots and the fighting, not because of food, supplies, or weaponry, but because of common unity, and the ability to convince the citizens to fight against the "damn yankees". By 1948, the CSA had begun to expand, as it was easy to convince other Southern States to join and the CSA easily conquered lands that had no fighting forces.

The Confederate States of America as of 1948
Red: Original States
Pink: New Additions

By 1950, the Confederacy had expanded enough to become the most powerful nation in the territory of what used to be the United States of America. However, the Confederates were wary about further expansion, as it might lead to over expansion and that could lead to their demise. So after having reached Kentucky, Interim President Richard Russell ordered the stop of the Confederates' ragtag army. It was agreed by the interim President, and regional leaders such as Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Orville Faubus of Arkansas that a constitution woudl be agreed upon in 1952, and elections for President woudl be held in 1964.

The Confederate States of America as of 1950
Red: Original States
Light Red: Recent Additions
Pink: Newest Additions

In 1952, the Constitution was written, and signed by a delegate from every state. The constitution established one six year term for the President, to be elected in 1954, and six year terms for Senators, which were to be elected in a special election in 1954 and run for re-election in 1957, and every six years from then. There were to be two Senators from every state, and no House of Representatives. As for Presidential Elections, the CSA would keep the electoral college, and give electoral votes to states per every thirty thousand people. However, it would not be easy to measure the total population, and there would be arguments about what to do with "the n**gers". In the end, it was decided that it would be decided by state about voting rights, though voting rights for minorities and women weren't encouraged by any famous official.

In 1954, the Presidential election, Interim President Richard Russell announced that he would not run for the Presidency. Because of that, the frontrunner was Interim Governor Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. However, there woudl be a small opposition from Lyndon Johnson, who had been a delegate to the 1952 signing of the Constitution, and was known for his connections and his role in helping to conquer Oklahoma. He had also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1944. Thurmond ran as the nominee of the newly created Constitution Party, while Johnson ran as an Independent. For Vice-President, Thurmond chose Interim President Richard Russell for lack of a better candidate. Johnson in turn chose Missouri official Harry S. Truman, who had served in the United States Senate and had been first head of the Agriculture Agency of the CSA.

The 1954 Presidential Election

Interim Governor Strom Thrumond/Interim President Richard Russell-61
Lyndon Johnson/Head of Agriculture Harry Truman-29

With that, Strom Thurmond became the first elected President of the Confederate States of America. However, he would not be unopposed in everything he did, as Johnson's movement, composed of somewhat more Liberal elements, would create the Reform Party.

Despite enthusiasm from the vast majority of the voting public, the economy was, as it had been before, in a shambles. However, this was the first time that the issues woudl be on the economy. In order to promote business, Thrumond would do as they were doing in the Renewed States of America, and call on the Legislature to finance a series of roads called the "Interstates" in order to promote trade between the states. The majority of the Senate agreed, and construction began. However, in order for the government to obtain funds, they would have to create a 10% tax on the income of every family. The first few steps of the CSA were hard, however, by 1957, the Interstates were completed. With that, Thurmond went about promoting commerce, using tax cuts and incentives. However, the economy would not pick up until 1959, when business would begin flowing.

The 1960 Presidential Election

In 1960, as President Thurmond was prevented from running for a second term, Governor Orville Faubus (C-AR) ran for an won the Constitution nomination, while Senator Lyndon Johnson (R-TX) was his sole opposition. After a long campaign, beginning in the summer, and going right up to election day, November 1st, Johnson was able to lead a successful ground campaign against Faubus, and pull out a victory just in time.

Senator Lyndon Johnson (R-TX)/Senator Estes Kefauver (R-TN)-49
Governor Orville Faubus (C-AR)/Congressman Robert Byrd (C-WV)-41

With that, Lyndon B Johnson was elected President. In 1954, he had run for the Presidency and lost. However, he was lucky because neither the Constitution or the texas Constitution forbade him from runnign for two offices at the same time, and he won a cozy Senate seat in his home state of Texas. There, he became known as a reformer and an advocate for the poor, and was re-elected in 1957, and used his Senate seat as a stepping stone to the Presidency.

Johnson's tenure as President was marked by small tax increases, especially on businesses, for something he called "The Great Society", which he claimed would help eliminate poverty. This was not popular with many "Constitutionites" as they were called, but Johnson's plans passed the Senate nonetheless and went into effect in 1962. Johnson also attempted to pass Civil Rights Legislation, but it failed in the Senate, running up against stiff Constitution opposition. Because of this, Johnson earned the nickname "damn yank", and would be stuck with it throughout the rest of his life.

The 1966 Presidential Election

Johnson's chosen successor was the progressive Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina. However, the then-newly created Independent Party was not to have another consecutive term in Richmond, as Alabama Governor George Wallace was the Constitution Party nominee. His fiery rhetoric against the Johnson Administration's Civil Rights policies were heard ringing throughout the South.

Governor George Wallace (C-AL)/Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV)-64
Governor Terry Sanford (R-NC)/Congressman Ralph Yarbborough (R-TX)-26

With the election of George Wallace, the power of Richmond was turned once again over to the Constitution Party, who voiced strong opposition to the Johnson legacy of failed Civil Rights Bills.

Wallace would become known during his Presidency for working to build up the country's military.

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America and Onward Part XVII
Axis and Allies

In Europe, the situation would mirror China, with wars fought on multiple fronts. However, each power or alliance would have its own spheres of influence. The Soviet Union, which was at the time the leading power in the world, had consolidated its strength in Eastern and Northern Europe, while Nazi Germany, lead by a very old and weak Adolf Hitler, controlled Central Europe with parts of Eastern and Western Germany.

Germany's aged leader, Adolf Hitler, who was expected to die soon. National Socialist Party Leaders at that point were already preparing a successor.

In Britain, Anthony Eden, who was a leading member of the Conservative Party, became Prime Minister after 1955, and remained Prime Minister because of the continued state of war Britain was in, and the fact that Britain's government had been amended to allow him to stay in.

Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of Great Britain because of Britain's coninuing state of war

Since World War II, Mussolini in Italy had fallen and been hanged. However, immediately after hsi fall, German forces marched in, putting the nation of Italy under foreign control. As for France, Great Britain had helped to liberate it during the late forties and early fifties, and General Charles DeGaull had been installed as leader.

General Charles De Gaull, first President of France up to his death in 1970

By 1963, President Barry Goldwater from America had begun to negotiate both with de Gaulle, and with Eden about re-joining the Allied Powers, which at that point included Great Britain, France, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and other countries. By 1964, Goldwater had garnered enough support from Congress to allow the Renewed States of America to re-join the Allied Forces.

The Allied Powers as of 1970:
Great Britain
The Renewed States of America
France
The Republic of China
Iceland
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Ireland
Luxembourg
Beligium
The Netherlands

The Axis Forces as of 1970:
Germany
Italy
Poland
Austria
Hungary
The Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovania
Serbia
Croatia
Bosnia
Greece
Bulgaria
Albania
Greece

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Thanks.

Just re-read this. Very good piece

This timeline is inspired mostly by "The Commonwealth that never was..." by Kalwejt, though I've changed several of the elements.

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You're welcome. As I was typing, it occured to me top put whose timeline it was that inspired this in the first place.

My next update will most likely be about the election of 1970, unless anyone wants updates focused on Hawaii and/or Alaska.

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America and Onward Part XVIII
The 1970 Presidential Election

The 1970 American Patriot Convention

Because of the success of the Goldwater Administration, there were several candidates vying for the 1970 American Patriot Nomination. The convention was filled with chatter about who Goldwater would endorse. However, Goldwater himself chose to watch the candidates play it out and deliver an endorsement only if the convention was split. Candidates included:

Minister of Justice Robert Taft Jr. of Ohio

House Majority Leader Robert J Dole of Kansas

Minister of Wealth Distribution and Economic Policy James Rhodes of Ohio

House Majority Whip James L Buckley of New York

It was thought that House Majority Whip James Buckley would be the natural successor to the Goldwater legacy. However, after the first three rounds, the nomination would come down to being between Minister of Justice Robert Taft Jr. and House Majority Leader Bob Dole. In the fifth round of balloting, President Goldwater announced that if the convention did not have a nominee by the seventh ballot, he would announce an endorsement. However, Dole scraped by with victory in the sixth round of balloting and became the nominee.

House Majority Leader Robert Dole, the 1970 American Patriot nominee for President

The 1970 Progressive Party Convention

After ten years of American Patriot dominated politics, Progressives were hoping that 1970 would be the year that they regained their previously held power. There woudl be a number of candidates that year.

Congressman Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota

Congressman and former Alaskan President Henry M Jackson of Washington

Congressman Edmund Muskie of New Hampshire

Former Minister of Justive R Sargent Shriver of Massachusetts

All four of the major candidates, each determined to win, would not give up, however, after the sixth ballot, Muskie finally dropped out, endorsing McCarthy. However, this did not help McCarthy as he had been consistently in third during the balloting. This only led another candidate to step out. As Minister of Defense Richard Nixon stepped out on stage people were wondering what he was doing.

I, I have been asked to come out here and speak before you tonight, not to put my own name into the nomination, but to place before you another name. For ten years, this party has been out of power. For ten years, the poor have been continually marginalized, while the practice of "privatization" has taken place, handing American Corporations into the hands of the rich and powerful. In order to present a unified front when we face the American Patriots this December, I have been asked to place into nomination the name of House Minority Leader Robert F Kennedy.

This was greeted with much applause as the convention saw that they finally had hope. Kennedy's weak points, specifically his connection to his father's administration and his being the establishment candidate were marginalized by his great speaking skills and his ability to appeal to minorities and the poor, two voting blocks the Progressives were hoping captialize on in the election, despite the good economy and the passing of a Civil Rights Bill by an American Patriot President. As Kennedy took the stage, once again there was much applause.

As we enter a new era, we need new leadership for this country. We need a leadership that understands the plight of the poor, the plight of the working. We need a leadership that can not only look back at mistakes, but can look to the future with bright hope and idealism, and the belief that there are no things that this great country can't do, whether it is feeding the poor, strengthening our national security, or bringin about peace in Europe. I assure, it can be done. Tonight, I ask that you nominate a leader that can do all these things. That is why I am running for President.

On the seventh ballot, Kennedy won by a large margin, becoming the 1970 Progressive Party nominee for President.

House Minority Leader Robert F Kennedy of Massachusetts, the Progressive nominee for President

The 1970 Centrist Party Convention

After increasingly strong showings since 1955, the Centrist Party was looking to pull an upset and become "The Dominant Party in New England". Because of this, several candidates were vying for the nomination that year. However, only a few would be fron-and-center at the convention. Despite the optimistic attitude of the Centrists, there was also a sad, somber mood because of the death of their leader, Prescott Bush. In a special election to replace him, a Centrist had been elected in his place.

As the convention commenced, it was soon made clear that minor candidates would not stand a chance as the nomination came down to two people:

Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller

Hatfield represented a younger generation of Centrists who didn't care for the other two parties, and who rallied behind him because of his anti-war stances. Hatfield had become known as a critic of Goldwater's rejoining of the Allied Forces, because, in his words:

What President Goldwater has done will only lead to trouble. By rejoining the Allied Forces, the President has not only commited to endless war with Nazi Germany, but with the Soviet Union and with Japan. This will not result in Goldwater's so called 'spread of freedom', but only in the death of American boys. That is why I can not sit by and support Goldwater's entering into endless war.

Rockefeller, on the other hand, represented the establishment, corporatist, and decidedly more pro-war end of the Centrist Party. He had come from a wealth family that had survived the Great Depression and lived to tell of it. During the 1950's, he had been a delegate to the conventions organized by Henry Wallace, and had worked for Joseph Kennedy in the Ministry of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution. On the fifth ballot, despite a charismatic campaign by Hatfield, and a large coalition of Western pro-Hatfield delegates, Rockefeller pulled off a victory.

Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, the 1970 Centrist Party nominee, a charismatic campaigner and a good debater

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House Minority Whip Robert F Kennedy Elected President!

Robert Kennedy (P-MA)-49 electoral votes
Robert Dole (AP-KS)-48 electoral votes
Nelson Rockefeller (C-NY)-21 electoral votes

Kennedy had won, but nowhere near a decisive victory. Scoring only one electoral vote above his competition, the closeness of the race woould be blamed on Rockefeller, who, using his family fortune, dropped a large amount of money into a North-East campaign, taking 21 electoral votes. However, the result didn't change that a Progressive was going to the capital.

Historically important Gubernatorial races:

In New York, Centrist Nelson Rockefeller won re-election to the Governorship

In Arizona, Congressman George Bush ran and successfully won the Governorship of Arizona

In Massachusetts, Edward Kennedy, brother of Robert, was elected Governor

In Illinois, Phil Crane was elected Governor

In Nevada, American Patriot Congressman Paul Laxalt was elected Governor

Historically Important Congressional Races:

In California, Barry Goldwater Jr., the son of President Barry Goldwater, won election to Congress.

In Connecticut, Loweel P Weicker was elected to Congress.

In New York, Jay Rockefeller, son of Nelson Rockefeller's brother, was elected to Congress.

In Oregon, Governor Mark Hatfield, limited to two terms but allowed to run for Congress and the Presidency at the same time, won election to the RS HoE, beating out Progressive Harold Stassen.

In New York, Civil Rights Activist Malcolm Little, just off of his failed mayoral campaign, won election to the House of Elected as a Progressive.

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America and Onward Part XIX
The Kingdom of Camelot

On January 1st, 1971, Congressman Robert F Kennedy became President Robert F Kennedy. His election was the return of the Kennedys to the Whitehouse, and what some called "The Return of Camelot". Despite a very close election only a month before, the country felt re-united with the swearing in of Kennedy by Minsiter of Justice Robert Taft Jr.

Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution: Richard Nixon
Minister of Diplomacy: Hubert H Humphrey
Minister of Warfare: Henry M Jackson
Minister of Justice: Richard J Daley
Ambassador to the Allied Forces: Robert Sargent Shriver
Head of the Council of Economic Advisors: Nelson Rockefeller
Governor of Alaska: Thomas O'Neill

Parts of Kennedy's cabinet were suprising, while other parts were expected. Nixon was expected to once again become the Minsiter of Diplomacy. However, he was suprisingly picked for MDPWD. Congressman Huber H Humphrey was picked for Diplomacy, a position he was seen as throughly qualified for. For warfare, Kennedy picked Congressman Henry Jackson, who had experience dealing with the USSR from his tenure as Alaskan President.

Under Kennedy's watch, three new cabinet positions would open: Ambassador to the Allied Forces, Head of the Council of Economic Advisors, and Governor of Alaska. Alaska had become a cabinet position upon the ratification of the Juneau Pacts, which agreed that Alaska would become a state, but would not have elections, and the leader would be appointed by the President of the Renewed States of America. The Alaskans were not happy about it, but it had not been their decision.

For the three new cabinet positions, Kennedy chose people ranging from close allies to bitter rivals. For Ambassador to the Allied Forces, he chose family friend R Sargent Shriver. For Governor of Alaska, he chose another ally, Congressman Thomas "Tip" O'Neil (P-MA). However, for Head of the Council of Economic Advisors, Kennedy chose political rival Nelson Rockefeller, who it was believed had caused the 1970 election to be so close. Stating his reason for choosing Rockefeller, Kennedy said:

Governor Rockefeller has worked in government a large amount of his life. He comes from a family that knows economics, that knows the business world, and he has the experience needed for this new job. He has dabbled in business, know the principles of economics, and has served as Governor of New York for the last sixteen years.

However, it was believed that Kennedy was giving Rockefeller the job in order to put him out of the public eye. Despite that, Rockefeller would become more visible than ever, holding countless press conferences to update the American public on the economy. The Council of Economic Advisors included such names as the economists Alan Greenspan and Paul Vocker, and politicians such as John Anderson and Gerald Ford, and businessmen such as George Romney (who had also been a Michigan Governor).

Former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller-The First Head of the Council of Economic Advisors

Though the Renewed States of America had moved long past the days of the American Corporations in the 1950's, and it was at the time believed that private eneterprsie did more for the economy than public enterprise, this did not stop Kennedy's attemptes at "Progressivizing" the economy by raising taxes and funding more public works such as roads, parks, and National Forests. Kennedy appointed former MDPWD James Roosevelt to head the committee on natural preservation in Congress, despite not at that time being a member of Congress. In time, consumer activist and environmentalist Ralph Nader would become a ranking member of the council despite himself not being a member of Congress. He woudl propose many reforms.

One of the President's biggest "thorns" in his side was Congressman Malcolm Little (P-NY), and extremely Liberal member and the first African American in the RS Congress. He constantly battered President Kennedy because of his "moderate" policies, and because he, according to Little, did not do enough to end poverty.

The culmination of Little's grievances against President Kennedy came in 1974 when Little proposed The Great Society, a large piece of legislation that contained in it a repeal of the Balanced Budget Amendment, the creation of a nation welfare system, a  100% employmen clause, health unsurance for every American, and other pieces of Progressive Legislation. Even Minister of Diplomacy Hubert H Humphrey, one of the leaders of the "War on Poverty" during the Goldwater years balked at it.

Congressman Malcolm Little (P-NY) proposing The Great Society

Eventually, when The Great Society came to a vote, it did not pass the HoE, failing 67-51. Even Progressives would not vote for the bill because of the sheer amount of national funding that it contained.

All through this, starting in 1973, the economy began to decline with rising oil prices resulting from recent Nazi victories in the Middle East, and with a new type of economic problem called "stagflation", a combination of high prices and growing unemployment. In order to counter this, Kennedy would attempt to trim the budget in certain places while at the same time stimulate the economy with the Interstate Economic Stimulus and Environmental Protection Package which created national parks in places such as Colorado, California, and Montana. This was seen not only as a way to preserve land and natural beauty, but a way to employ people to run the parks. Aside from doing that, the IESEPP would also funnel money to shrinking businesses and create large public works projects in out of work areas.

MDPWD Richard Nixon and HCEA Nelson Rockefeller, the two "egg heads" behind the IESEPP

Also, in 1974, President Robert F Kennedy would re-arrange parts of his cabinet, specifically, the foreign policy bench. He would "release" Hubert H Humphrey, and instead replace him with Henry Jackson. Sargent Shriver became the Minsiter of Warfare, and Harvard Proffessor Henry Kissinger became Ambassador to the Allied Forces.

Professor Henry Kissinger-The new Ambassador to the Allied Forces

In foreign events, Kennedy received the approval of Congress to send 5,000 troops over to the Middle East and France in order to fight the Axis powers, as well as weapons and 5,000 more troops over to China to fight the Soviets and Japan. Congressman Mark Hatfield (C-OR) filibustered the passing of both aid to China and aid to Europe for twenty seven hours before collapsing from exhaustion. In an excerpt from his filibuster, he said:

This can only hurt us. Our continual aid to Europe and China has gone on long enough. We have spent enough money and enough time in both places. This is not our fight, and we needn't lostlives or money over it. That is why I am now calling for a complete withdrawal of all American troops and treaties with both Germany and the Soviet Union immediately!

President Kennedy was quick to respond, saying:

You are right Congressman Hatfield. This endless war, starting in the 1930's has gone on long enough. It is time here and now to end it once and for all. The Soviet Union and Nazi German must both be crushed before America or any other country can breathe easy! I have in my hands a bill sending over not five, but ten thousand more troops to each front. The Soviet Union is weakening, Nazi Germany is weakening. It's time we did this deed and brought America home!

President Kennedy's new proposal passed Congress easily enough. However, while talking like a "war hawk", Kennedy practiced detente and had Ambassador Kissinger meeting with Soviet, Nazi, and Japanese leaders about peace treaties.

Congressional Balance of Power 1971-1976:
Progressives: 59; Leader: Edmund Muskie
American Patriots: 52; Leader: James L Buckley
Centrists: 6; Leader: Gerald R Ford
American Independents: 1; Leader: John Schmitz

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America and Onward Part XX
Long Live the King

President Kennedy shot Dead by Unknown Assailant in Los Angeles!!

President Robert F Kennedy November 20, 1925-November 22, 1974

While meeting voter in Los Angeles, California earlier today, President Robert F Kennedy, riding high approval ratings after a major Allied Forces victory in Turkey and a decrease in unemployment, was shot dead by an unknown assailant who had hidden himself among the crowd. The assailant was identified by witnesses as a six foot tall male with long black hair. However, after shooting President Kennedy, he disappeared into the crowd. The Los Angeles Police Department, the California State Police, and the Ministry of Justice have all begun investigation into the matter. One un-named Ministry official said that it could possible be the work of the Confederacy (though believed highly unlikely), or the growing "Anarchy" movement in Canada, which has remained a lawless baren land since the 1940's. Whiel investigation goes forth, the country mourns the death of its President. When notified of President Kennedy's death, Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution Richard M Nixon took the Oath of Office, administered by Minister of Justice Richard J Daley. Nixon has worked in high level positions of government since 1954 and is believed highly qualified for the job.

Richard M Nixon-The Fifth President of the Renewed States of America and the country's new leader

With the death of President Kennedy, approval of the Administration went up, going to 82%. President Nixon promised swift retribution for the Kennedy's assassin, as well as a continuation of Kennedy's policies at home and abroad.

In a small apartment in the filthier side of Los Angeles, a filthy room full of men cleaning and oiling guns, smoking, and drinking. The men range from their forties to their twenties. One man, aged thirty, was the object of attention. He was six feet tall, with long dark hair, sunglasses, and with a joint between his finger tips.
Arthur: Well, I guess you had to do it.
Jim: Damn straight! That er Kennedy wanted to send more of us to dies out there in ing Turkey!
Lee: He could've been a great President, if he hadn't ing decided that we needed to die, damn it!
Arthur: I guess you're right...
Jim:  it, I know I'm right and you do too! In this world, they're willing to kill us, and we have to kill back!
Athur: The whole country's gonna want to find you...

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America and Onward Part XXI

As the fifth President, Richard Nixon, took office, he rode a high tide of popularity because of the death of President Kennedy and the sympathy vote. Because Robert Kennedy had been elected to the term the Nixon was at that point serving in, Nixon made very few re-arrangements to the cabinet.

And as we move forward, we shall never forget the long career of public service that President Kennedy took upon himself. After having seen two fo his brothers killed during that dark period called the nineteen forties, he had first to recover from depression, and next to take it upon himself to dedicate his life not only to serve the people in his Congressional district, not only to serve Congressional Progressives, but to serve all. The poor, the minorities, those that needed a helping hand, spare change, or merely acknowlegment of their plight. Kennedy dedicated himself to helping all these and more. Today, we mourn as only a nation can mourn for such a President, for such a believer in and lover of life, for such a man.
                                                          -President Richard M Nixon, November 22, 1974

Nixon went immediately to work in the name of Kennedy's legacy, passing large public works projects and tax increases on the very wealthy. He would also petition for more military funding and a greater commitment of troops in Europe, Turkey, and China.

However, despite immense public sympathy for Nixon and for the Kennedy family, not everyone was happy. The youth population, which at one point had voted in droves for Kennedy, had become disenchanted with both Kennedy and Nixon by 1974. The de facto leaders of the emerging "Youth movement" were the members of the musical group called The Doors. Lead by guitarist Jimi Hendrix, singer Bob Dylan, and keyboardist Ray Manzarek, they were a group that emerged in the 1960's that began protesting the initial troop shipments by President Goldwater over to Europe and China. The Doors derived their title from the Aldous Huxley book The Doors of Perception, which Manzarek had read. The Doors of Perception was in turn based on a phrase by poet John Blake. The group ended up meeting in Los Angeles, having come from different parts of the country, and were during the sixties, locally known musicians in Los Angeles.

Bob Dylan, lead singer of the group The Doors

In the political world, however, Nixon was still popular. Looking, as he always did, to his re-election chances in 1975, they looked pretty good. From the Centrist Party, there was only one credible challenger, Oregon Congressman Mark Hatfield, who was seen as the candidate of only the youth. From the American Patriots, the likely nominee would be House Minority Leader James L Buckley.

In early 1975, the Allied Forces, with new American troops, declared victory in Turkey. President Nixon, in order to capitalize on that victory, both militarily and politically, decided to visit Turkey.

President Nixon leaving a helicopter landing in Allied Forces occupied Turkey

The greatest title that I believe history can bestow on one is that of 'peace maker'. Today, all of you here, whether you are troops from the Renwed States, troops from Britain, troops from France, or troops from here in Turkey, are all peace makers, because in this world, peace can only exist with the efforts of those like yourselves working to oust the military dictators the Nazis and the Soviets.
                -President Richard M Nixon's victory speech in Turkey; February 13th, 1975

President Nixon shaking hands with a youn Navy veteran

With a sympathetic populace, high approval ratings, a recent military victory, and a seemingly well recovering economy, President Nixon welcomed his expected re-election with open arms.

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Bob Dylan looks too young there, here's a better picture:



Nice at including pop culture references

You can already see your advice at work!

As for why Morrison's not in the Doors, it's not that he's dead, but that I may or may not have committed him somewhere else...I don't want to give too much away given that I might get a bunch of people screaming at me...

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Ugh. I had this whole update on the Centrist and AP nominations, but because my internet is messed up, if I close one thing, everything I have open relating to the internet closes. I'll have to retype it.

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America and Onward Part XXII
The 1975 Presidential Election

The 1975 American Patriot National Convention

The major issue dominating both opposition parties in 1975 was a matter of the war. There would only be two major candidates, taking different sides on the idea of sending American troops to fight Nazism and Communism in Europe and Asia. The two candidates were:

House Minority Leader James L Buckley of New York

Former Minister of Justice Robert Taft Jr. of Ohio

At the convention, there would be a brief stand off between the nationalist Buckley and the anti-war Taft, however, by the second ballot, Buckley easily won.

The 1975 Centrist Party National Convention

Just as for the American Patriot nomination, the Centrist nomination too would be dominated by the subject of foreign wars. On one side, a charismatic anti-war candidate would emerge, and on the other side, the corporatist establishment ran their candidate.

Oregon Congressman Mark Hatfield, the anti-war candidate for the Centrist Nomination

New York City Mayor John V Lindsay, the establishment candidate

At the convention, held in Connecticut, one of the numbers of speeches in support of Hatfield was not a speech at all as the band The Doors played for fifteen minutes despite fist fights between their roadies and Lindsay supporters. The set that The Doors played included songs by Hendrix and Dylan such as All along the Watchtower, plus a Manzarek original, Crystal Ship. The  Doors' performance made headlines and was seen as a definitve endorsement from the counter-culture of Hatfield's candidacy.

Despite desperate attempts by the establishment, Hatfield would be nominated. However, he would face stiff opposition as Lindsay announced his endorsement of Nixon instead of Hatfield. Nonetheless, Hatfield was the nominee.

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President Richard Nixon Wins Landlide Re-Election!!!

President Richard Nixon (Progressive)-95 electoral votes
House Minority Leader James L Buckley (American Patriot)-21 electoral votes
Congressman Mark Hatfield (Centrist)-2 electoral votes

Historically Significant Congressional Races

In New York, Progressive Congressman Malcolm Little won re-election, riding Nixon's wave.

Also in New York, African American woman Shirley Chisolm was elected to Congress, marking the first time an African American would be elected to the RSA Congress.


In Michigan, Centrist Gerald R Ford was re-elected.

In Kansas, American Patriot Robert Dole was re-elected.

In Oregon, despite losing his home state, Congressman Mark Hatfield was re-elected.

In New York, despite losing by a landslide, Congressman James L Buckley was re-elected in his district.

In Michigan, Congresswoman George Romney won re-election.

In Iowa, Tom Harkin, a Progrressive, was elected to Congress.

In Vermont, businessman Pete duPont was elected to Congress. The duPont family had moved from Delaware to Vermont in the fifties when the Confederacy had taken Delaware over.

Historically Sginificant Gubernatorial Races:

In Arizona, Governor George Bush was re-elected.

In Nevada, popular Governor Paul Laxalt was re-elected.

In California, Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr. was elected Governor.

In Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy was re-elected.

In Illinois, Governor Phil Crane lost re-election to his Centrist opponent.