If JFK had lived, how would history be different?

How would events have differed if John F Kennedy had not been assassinated in 1963? ... and would have introduced reform proposals similar to Johnson's Great Society [a collection of measures addressing health, education, poverty and other issues] he might not have been as effective as his successor. read more

John F. Kennedy won election by preying on fears of nuclear war, some have argued. But just before his death, the president pushed for a limited ban on nuclear weapons. In the book "If Kennedy Lived: An Alternate History" (Putnam Adult, 2013), by Jeff Greenfield, the author suggests Kennedy would have worked with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to reduce the world's nuclear weapons arsenal. read more

It depends on how much longer JFK might have lived. Doctors who have seen his medical records say he would have died of kidney failure before he completed a second term. read more