And JFK would not have been re-elected.
His sexual peccadillos had become known to and documented by the Republicans. Included were the girlfriend of a Mafia leader, Judith Exner, and the girlfriend of a known Russian spy.
In those days that would not have been tolerated.
And it would have all been different. At least a bit. Johnson may not have been the Democratic nominee, and if he hadn't been, then Goldwater wouldn't have been the Republican.
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