Editor says, what if Jack Kennedy had gone to Hollywood? muses Jackie Rose. Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the November 2012 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.

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Editor says, in reality Joe, Jr. in fact was killed in the war, leaving John to fulfill his father's political ambitions. Robert Shaw did launch his career with the role of the ruthless Irish rebel in "From Russia, With Love".

Sailorbarsoom commented on 2012-10-20 02:45:20 ~ Don't forget his startling role as American President Nixon in 1984's "The Moon Can Wait." The former president commented, "It was a good likeness, except you could still make out the Boston accent, and I never sweated that much at debates."

Eric Oppen commented on 2012-10-20 05:02:25 ~ He'd have likely been much happier. Of course, his health might have got in the way of his career...back braces and action roles don't mix so well.

Mike McIlvain commented on 2012-10-20 05:31:26 ~ But then, of course, William DeVane would never been able to play Kennedy, and how would the Cuban missile crisis have come out?

John Braungart commented on 2012-10-20 11:14:47 ~ What Missile Crisis? When President Nixon handed Lyndon John his biggest defeat, he immediately looked at toppling Fidel Castro by backing those Cuban "exiles" to the hilt. After they invaded Cuba, he authorized support for them by blockading the island and supporting their landing point at Point Trinadad from Guantanemo Bay. The American Air Force and the US Marines Air Wing flew ground support missions (with the loss of some dozen pilots and air crews) until Fidel Castro was killed, his forces were bottlenecked on the western part of the island and Raul Castro had fled to the Soviet Union via Mexico.

Jackie Rose commented on 2012-10-20 14:59:07 ~ I had thought that if Joseph, Jr. survived the war then HE would have become president, and followed policies that were very similar to John's.

Eric Lipps commented on 2012-10-20 18:31:26 ~ Re John Braungart: Or, Castro escaped, hie and his and his followers returned to guerrilla warfare and, as the Southeast Asian conflict heated up, the U.S. found itself forced to pour tns of thousands of troops into Cuba as well to prop up the restored Batista. Then, in Nixon's second term, the "Miami scandal" erupted, as it emerged that mobsters who had benefited financially from Castro's ouster from power had poured tens of millions of dollars into Nixon's re-election campaign.

John Braungart commented on 2012-10-20 20:29:03 ~ Eric - If we had a dust-up in our own backyard, would we even get involved in SE Asia?

Jeff Provine commented on 2012-10-23 19:22:26 ~ Hope he got some lessons. "I, er, uh..."