Timeline (Vice President Cronkite)

September, 1972: On a whim, Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern contacts CBS Evening News host, and "most admired man in America" Walter Cronkite to see if he would like to be his Vice President. Much to McGovern's surprise, Cronkite gives an emphatic yes. The Eagleton Debacles that hampered down the McGovern candidacy OTL are completely avoided, and "Amnesty, abortion and acid" fades in memory.

October, 1972: The Democratic Party finds out about the wiretapping and recording in the infiltration of the Watergate Hotel, and President Nixon and the Republican Party are completely exposed years before. The public is outraged, and McGovern pulls ahead in the campaign.

November, 1972: George McGovern is elected President of the United States, in a 52-48 majority, and 275 electoral votes. Nixon retires in shame. McGovern and Cronkite begin an anti-Vietnam War sentiment in Washington, and pull out completely by 1974.

August, 1973: McGovern creates the Enviromental Protection Agency, designed to weed out corporations that are polluting the most, and to enforce enviromental laws.

September, 1973: The Marijuana Legalization Act is passed in Congress. The act includes an amendment which gives a 50% tax on each time a person buys marijuana. The War on Cancer is started.

March 3, 1975: An anti-Communist nutjob assassinates President McGovern while visiting an oil refinery in Texas. Walter Cronkite becomes President of the United States.

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