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The Best and the Brightest by Steve Payne
 Author
says: what if the first choice candidate Robert A. Lovett had accepted
John F. Kennedy's offer to serve (again) as Secretary of Defence? Please
note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the
views of the author(s).
On April 5th, 1968:
the President of the Ford Motor Company Robert Strange
McNamara introduced the Kennedy Continental, the rebranded 1969 model
personal luxury car.
"If he ran Ford Motor Company as well as he did
Vietnam, the days of the Edsel would look rosy in comparison, and we'd all
be driving Volkswagen Beetles" - readers commentsThe rebadging
decision had been discussed at the highest levels of management at Ford's
Corporate Headquarters in Dearborn ever since President John F. Kennedy had
been shot dead inside a customised Lincoln 4-door convertible.
The Secret Service had code named the vehicle "SS-100-X" after the Hess &
Eisenhart company of Cincinnati, Ohio adapted a 1961 model, later updating
the limousine with the grille/headlight/bumper assembly from the 1962
Lincoln.
After the assassination, the limousine was repaired and
retrofitted with full armor and a fixed roof, subsequently continuing in
service for the White House for many years before being put on display at
the Henry Ford Museum.
Author
says to view guest historian's comments on this post please visit the
Today in Alternate History web site.
Steve Payne, Editor of Today in
Alternate History, a Daily Updating Blog of Important Events In History
That Never Occurred Today. Follow us on
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Imagine what would be, if history had occurred a bit
differently. Who says it didn't, somewhere? These fictional news items
explore that possibility. Possibilities such as America becoming a Marxist
superpower, aliens influencing human history in the 18th century and Teddy
Roosevelt winning his 3rd term as president abound in this interesting
fictional blog.
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