Timeline (King '80)

INCOMPLETE; WORK IN PROGRESS

1964
 * November 3: The Kennedy/Johnson ticket is reelected over the conservative Republican ticket of Barry Goldwater and Henry Miller in a landslide.

 1968 
 * As Kennedy's final term begins the wind down, his approval ratings are generally high among all Americans. However, by the time Stuart Symington is chosen as the Democratic Party's nominee, multiple accounts of sex scandals and the uncovering of Kennedy's previously undisclosed health issues stain his popularity.  A senate vote to seek Kennedy's impeachment falls short.  Kennedy later makes public apology.
 * 1967: Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an airplane, intent on crashing into the White House and assassinating President Kennedy. A police standoff ensues and Byck commits suicide.
 * November 5: Despite efforts by Republicans, using Kennedy's scandals to paint Democrats as dishonest, Stuart Symington and his running mate Hubert Humphrey win the 1968 over George Romney and Margaret Chase Smith.

 1972 
 * November 7: The Republican ticket of Nelson Rockefeller and Charles H. Percy defeat incumbent Symington.

 1976 
 * November 2: Rockfeller/Percy receive a solid victory over the Democratic ticket of Edmund Muskie and Frank Church.

 1979 
 * January 26: While in his office, President Rockefeller begins to suffer a heart attack. His secretary is quickly notified, and paramedics are able to save him.
 * January 27: President Rockefeller's heart attack makes every headline in the United States. Rockeller himself makes a televised address to the nation, stating that doctors have put him on bed rest for a week; during that time, Charles H. Percy is sworn in as Acting President.