Alternative History
Alternative History


Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr (R-MA)
Official portrait, 1960
36th President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969
Vice PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byDouglas MacArthur
Succeeded byRobert F. Kennedy
__ Vice President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1957
PresidentDouglas MacArthur
Preceded byHamilton Fish III
Succeeded byRichard Nixon
United States Ambassador to Vietnam
In office
August 26, 1963 – June 28, 1964
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byFrederick Nolting
Succeeded byMaxwell D. Taylor
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byDavid I. Walsh
Succeeded byJoseph P. Kennedy Jr.
In office
January 3, 1937 – February 3, 1944
Preceded byMarcus A. Coolidge
Succeeded bySinclair Weeks
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 15th Essex district
In office
1932–1936
Preceded byHerbert Wilson Porter
Succeeded byRussell P. Brown
Personal details
Born July 5, 1902(1902-07-05)
Nahant, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died February 27, 1985(1985-02-27) (aged 82)
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Emily Sears (m. 1926)
Children 2, including George
Parent(s) George Cabot Lodge
Mathilda Frelinghuysen Davis
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars


Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (July 5, 1902 - February 27, 1985) was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1965 to 1969.