If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History Audiobook (Free)

From one from the country’s most brilliant political commentators, the bestselling writer of Then Everything Changed, an extraordinary, thought-provoking take a look at Kennedy’s presidency-after November 22, 1963.

November 22, 1963: JFK does not die. What would eventually his existence, his presidency, his country, his world?

In Then Everything Changed, Jeff Greenfield created an “utterly persuasive” (Joe Klein), “riveting” (The New York Occasions), “eye-opening” (Peggy Noonan), “captivating” (Doris Kearns about If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of Leader John F. Kennedy: ANOTHER History Goodwin) exploration of three contemporary alternative histories, “with the type of political insight and imagination only he possesses” (David Gregory). Predicated on memoirs, histories, dental histories, fresh confirming, and his very own knowledge of the players, the reserve viewed the tiny hinges of history-and the outstanding changes that could have resulted if indeed they had gone another way.

Now he presents his most compelling narrative of all on the subject of the historical event which has riveted us for fifty years. Imagine if Kennedy weren’t killed that fateful time? What would the 1964 marketing campaign have appeared as if? Would changes have already been designed to the ticket? How would Kennedy, in his second term, possess contacted Vietnam, civil rights, the Cold War? With Hoover as an foe, would his indiscreet private life finally have become public? Would his medical issues have become therefore severe as to literally cripple his presidency? And what little turns of destiny in the times and years before Dallas may have held him from ever achieving the White House to begin with?

As with Then Everything Changed, the answers Greenfield provides as well as the scenarios he develops are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking within their projections, but constantly deeply, remarkably plausible. It really is a tour de drive of American politics history.