# Alternate 1968 scenarios

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 22, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-1968-scenarios/789649 "2017-06-22T23:12:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reddy\_Mercury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-1968-scenarios/789649/1 "2017-06-22T23:12:00Z")

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How do you foresee history proceeding if any of the following scenarios pan out:

1. LBJ stays in the race and wins against Nixon

2. Humphrey wins against Nixon

3. Rockefeller wins the nomination and election

4. Reagan wins the nomination and election

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**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-1968-scenarios/789649/2 "2017-06-23T02:36:17Z")

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I read this book at the time. Wonder if I still have my copy anywhere, probably not.

> **[Our Next President: Baker, Russell: Amazon.com: Books](https://www.amazon.com/Our-Next-President-Russell-Baker/dp/B001NRE3CA)**
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> Our Next President \[Baker, Russell\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Our Next President