Timeline (Return of the Kennedys)

Autuam 1979- Ted Kennedy Launches the Coast to Coast for Kennedy Campaign Trail, giving over 400 speeches all over the country, in Iran the shah is overthrown by an ulta islamic revoultion 55 American Ambassdors are taken hostage in Iran.

Januray 1980- Carter's approval ratings are at an all time low of 37%, Carter loses the Iwoa Democratic Primary to Kennedy. Ronald Regean leads in the Republican Primarie

March 1980- Kennedy receives a poll rating of 65% among Democrats after his moumental speech "The Dream of the New Deal Marches on" Carter campaign is a bust except in the Deep South. Negotiations with the Iranians contiune with little luck.

June 1980- Kennedy publicy states that if he were president he would bring the hostages home with an iron fist, after failed resuce attempts by Carter it is almost certain that Kennedy will win the Democratic Nomination.

July 1980- Ronald Regean and George Bush are nominated as the Republcian Caniadates in Detroit.

August 1980- Carter conceds to Kennedy at the Democratic Convention in New York, Kennedy appoints William Proxmire as his running mate.

October 1980- Carter and Regean are even in the polls and engage in a bitter campagin. anger between the right and left of America boil over into open riots in Philadelphia between Conservatives and Liberals on the 20th. In response to this Regean and Kennedy hold a joint rally of American Friendship in Philadelphia to lessen ideological tension and create a sense of unity.

November 6th 1980-  Kennedy wins the election by a mere 100,000 thousand in the closest election in American History. The Democrats keep the senate and the House of Representives as well.

January 20th 1981- Kennedy is inaguerated as the 40st president of the United States of America within hours afte giving his speech the Iranians let the hostages go