Alternate History November 13, 1983: The Day That Shocked The World

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 2 OF THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
The rise of George Herbert Walker Bush to the Presidency of the United States

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[Sergeant Foley]

White
9:22 PM CST, Wednesday, November 9, 1983
Texas Governor's Mansion
Austin, Texas

Things were getting off on a heavily rough patch for Texas Governor Mark Wells White, Jr., (D), whom Texas Monthly Magazine panned as one of the most ineffective leaders from the 1983 legislative session of the 66th Texas State Legislature: many Texans were furious at the Democratic Governor on breaking campaign promises such as pushing for teacher's pay raises, lowering electricity and utility bills, proposals on having members of the Public Utility Commission elected, etc.,

It also didn't help that White's performance during the 1983 legislative session didn't do any favors because half or nearly of his administration's initiatives didn't even make it to the floor of the heavily Democratic-controlled Texas State Legislature: where some of the Governor's priorities either died in committee or got killed when it reached either the floor of the Texas House of Representatives or Texas State Senate.

Many wondered if he was going to have more political turmoil as 1983 was nearing a close. I mean, he was just elected as the Lone Star State's 43rd Governor in November 1982 defeating arch-rival then-Texas Governor William P. Clements, Jr., (R) in a nationally-watched election. Upon taking office on January 18, 1983, many political analysts wondered if White would become a rising star inside the Democratic Party with several advantages: Youth, vigor, tough grit on overcoming difficult political odds stacked against him, leading one of the largest states in the union (as Texas was slowly trending Republican due to then-President Nelson Rockefeller's narrow loss in the Lone Star State in 1976, Clements' upset victory in the 1978 gubernatorial election and Reagan's win in his 1980 landslide victory to the White House). His military service in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard was also a plus to boot including his record as a Conservative Democrat, who would appeal to Yellow Dog Democrats, Blue Dog Democrats, Independents, etc.,

Having finished a long marathon of meetings with the National Governors Association, White arrived in Austin with his wife, Texas First Lady Linda Gale White and got into the state government-owned automobile, which drove them from the Bergstrom Airport all the way to the Texas Governor's Mansion in downtown Austin. White put his right arm around Linda Gale as they walked inside the mansion: "LG. It's been a long week. Look at how far we've come and who would've thought that both of us would be living in the Governor's Mansion?" Mark happily sighed.

Linda Gale was excited too, "At least it gives our family lots of time staying together in this great house with history from over the years." She wasn't thrilled about her husband going into politics, but realized that this was something Mark wanted to do in making a difference which began with his time serving as Assistant Attorney General with the Texas State Attorney General's office from 1966 to 1969.

After watching some local evening news on NBC 36 KTVV-TV Austin in the family quarters of the Texas Governor's Mansion, Mark began reading one of the newspapers from the Austin American Statesman and wondered "I know those Republicans will be gunning for me in 1986 and its quite obvious Clements wants to end my political career and itching for a rematch, but if I beat the son of a bitch again, the national Democrats will pressure me to run for President in 1988 or 1992."

Linda Gale noticed her husband was still watching television and sternly replied "Mark. It's time to go to bed. It's been a long week, let's recharge those batteries" as she turned off the lights of the room leaving Mark, who remained on the couch with the bright glow of the television.

Neither of them realized that certain events overseas were bound to alter the course of the United States and the entire world including Mark's political career going forward....................

 

[Sergeant Foley]

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I'll be working on the following installments in Chapter 1 (This timeline will be very long and lots of research).

1.) Personal PoV from US First Lady Nancy Reagan
2.) Personal PoV from US President Ronald Reagan
3.) Personal PoV from James Baker
4.) Personal PoV from US Secretary of State George P. Schultz

 

[Sergeant Foley]

List of US Presidents since Harding ​

29.) Warren Gamaliel Harding (R-OH): 29th President from March 4, 1921 to August 2, 1923: Elected in 1920; died under mysterious circumstances in San Francisco, California.

30.) Calvin Coolidge (R-MA): 30th President from August 2, 1923 to March 4, 1929: Ascended to the Presidency upon Harding's death; elected to full four-year term in 1924, but didn't seek reelection in 1928.

31.) Herbert Clark Hoover (R-IA): 31st President from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933: Elected in 1928; defeated for reelection in 1932.

32.) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D-NY St): 32nd President from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945; Elected in 1932; reelected in 1936, 1936, 1940 and again in 1944: longest-serving US President with 12 years of service. Died at his retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia.

33.) Harry Truman (D-MO): 33rd President from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953: Ascended to the Presidency upon Roosevelt's death; elected to full four-year term in 1948, but didn't seek reelection in 1952.

34.) Dwight David Eisenhower (R-KS): 34th President from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961: Elected in 1952 and reelected in 1956.

35.) John Fitzgerald Kennedy (D-MA): 35th President from January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963; Elected in 1960; Assassinated in open limousine during parade at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.

36.) Lyndon Baines Johnson (D-TX): 36th President from November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969: Ascended to the Presidency upon Kennedy's assassination; elected to full four-year term in 1964, but didn't seek reelection in 1968.

37.) Richard Milhous Nixon (R-CA): 37th President from January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974: Elected in 1968 and reelected in 1972; Resigned in disgrace following the Watergate Scandal.

38.) Gerald Rudolph Ford (R-MI): 38th President from August 9. 1974 to September 5, 1975: Ascended to the Presidency upon Nixon's resignation; Assassinated while greeting well-wishers at Capitol Park on the grounds of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California.

39.) Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (R-NY St): 39th President from September 5, 1975 to January 26, 1979: Ascended to the Presidency upon Ford's assassination; Elected to full four-year term in 1976; died under mysterious circumstances during secret sex escapade at his NYC townhouse apartment.

40.) Linwood Holton (R-VA): 40th President from January 26, 1979 to January 20, 1981: Ascended to the Presidency upon Rockefeller's death; didn't seek election to full four-year term in 1980.

41.) Ronald Wilson Reagan (R-CA): 41st President from January 20, 1981 to November 13, 1983: Elected in 1980; Assassinated while attending military exercise festivities at the ROK Army 1st Corps Headquarters in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

42.) George Herbert Walker Bush (R-TX): 42nd President since November 13, 1983: Ascended to the Presidency upon Reagan's assassination.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Nancy
Wednesday, November 9, 1983
Asakaka State Guest House, Tokyo, Japan

Nancy with then-Egyptian First Lady Jihan Sadat during the State Dinner festivities for then-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on August 5, 1981.
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Following the Welcoming Honors festivities, the Reagan's had returned from meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and had dinner in their room at the Asakaka State Guest House. While Ronnie was getting a massage and going to bed, Nancy on the other hand, needed some quiet time for herself by taking a cigarette break in a private room closed off from public view. Striking a match on the balcony and sparking a cigarette "Need to get away from the damn stress of this pomp and circumstance, but smoking in private gives me relief from the strenuous duties of my role as First Lady" she said to herself.

Upon moving into the White House on January 20, 1981 following her husband's landslide victory over then-New York State Governor Hugh Carey (D) in the 1980 presidential election, Nancy was strongly criticized by many for replacing all of the White House china, which had been already paid for by private donations; there was also controversy when her curiousity of fashion tastes, when she accepted thousands of dollars in jewelry, clothing, other gifts, Instead of apologizing or offering mea culpas, Nancy doubled-down on defending her actions as well as suggesting the clothes she had been borrowing, would be returned or donated to museums, but also said she was promoting the fashion industry of the United States.

Some would call her vindictive, manipulative and downright cutthroat when it came to restricting access to Ronnie. She had good reason though: following the first assassination attempt of Ronnie on March 30, 1981, Nancy became her husband's protector and made everyone know how influential she would be, whether they would lose their jobs or not, etc., one instance of her aggressive protective nature occurred when United States Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC) visited Ronnie on that day back in March 1981, when he passed by the US Secret Service, explaining to them he was the "personal friend" of the President, which attracted media attention. Let's just say things didn't go so well for Strom.

Upon finding out what the Senior United States Senator from South Carolina did, Nancy was outraged and furious: demanding the Senator leave the hospital, which he calmly did without causing any hissy fit. An example of her influence in the White House included the following: Strictly controlling access to the President, attempts at influencing her husband's decision making on domestic, economic, foreign policy matters; She also had the occasional consultations with Joan Quigley, whom many know was one of the astrologers. Quigley offered advice on which days and times would be optimal for the safety and access to the President. While some inside the Reagan White House didn't mind of Nancy's close friendship with Quigley, who served as the official Astrologer of the White House, there were others like US Treasury Secretary Donald Regan who were annoyed with Quigley's increasing astrology methods and the reliance of the President and First Lady of getting astrology advice.

Quigley attempted to accompany Ronnie and Nancy to their Asian Pacific tour of Japan, Republic of Korea and Philippines, but was blocked by White House Chief of Staff James A. Baker, III. Baker had good reason because he didn't want a creepy astrologer flying aboard Air Force One with the President and First Lady, which would cause the White House Press Corps curiosity in probing aggressive questions.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Ronnie
10:33 AM JST, Thursday, November 10, 1983
Yabusame Field, Tokyo, Japan

The Reagan's attending horseback archery event at the Yabusame Field. ​

It was a Thursday morning in Tokyo and President Reagan began the second day of his Asian Pacific tour when he visited the Meiji Shrine via motorcade. Following signing of traditional artifacts and other greetings, Ronnie and Nancy's next stop of their itinerary included heading to the Yabusame Field via motorcade. There, they witnessed an exhibition of horse riders wearing ancient customes riding horses, shooting out arrows at bullseye targets, which were successfully hit. Among those accompanying the Reagan's: Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko.

The personal diaries of the 41st President on the day's events: "Out to visit the Meiji Shrine and then to witness an exhibition in which riders in ancient custome ride all out shooting arrows at bulls eye targets------and hitting them. We were with the Crown Prince and his wife. Nice people. We've invited them to the US, we then went to the Prime Minister's Residence (Kantei) for meetings and a luncheon. Midafternoon, got back to Akasaka for a nap then up and into White tie and tails. I met with a group of Japanese who have raised $1 million for the Ronald Reagan Scholarship fund at Eureka College. Then stopped by an organization of Japanese and American businessmen. Then to the Emperor's Palace for a State Dinner. My dinner partner was the Crown Princess while Nancy's dinner partner was the Crown Prince. She (Crown Princess Michiko) was the most interesting and we had a fine discussion---through an interpreter."

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Special agent Corrigan
7:19 PM JST, Thursday, November 10, 1983
Tokyo, Japan
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Francis Corrigan was one of the best special agents of the US Secret Service, having joined the agency in 1975 following his military service in the US Marine Corps Reserve after 16 years.

One of his first assignments was working up the ranks in the US Department of the Treasury Public Relations Division for 13 months before getting asigned to the protection detail of then-US Attorney General (and later Vice President) Edward Brooke from 1977 to 1981. Afterwards, Corrigan continued working for the Secret Service by working hard on areas such as putting together coordinating protection security checkpoints on public events including the State of the Union Address, etc.,

Serving as part of the protection detail of President Reagan was a dream come true "This is a job of a lifetime. Protecting the President of the United States and doing everything possible in giving my life to save his if it comes to that." However, Corrigan and many others had no clue about a group of outside forces lurking and plotting against the 41st President.

It would have devastating consequences going forward.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER1 OF THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
White House Chief of Staff James Baker

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[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 1 OF THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
US Secretary of State George Pratt Shultz

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[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 4 OF THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
The Cinderella Season of the 1983 Texas Longhorns Football Team

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 4 OF THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
Barbara Bush and how she defined the role of First Lady

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[Sergeant Foley]

Baker
8:56 PM JST, Thursday, November 10, 1983
Tokyo, Japan

December 2, 1981: Baker, Meese and Deaver during happier times.
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White House Chief of Staff James Addison Baker, III was among those accompanying the President and First Lady to Japan, Republic of Korea and the Philippines. Having been tapped to serve as Reagan's Chief of Staff in 1981, he was tasked with running the West Wing with a tight-fisted ship.

A former Democrat, who switched to the Republicans in 1970 at the urging of George HW Bush, who was running for the United States Senate that year, Baker was seen by many as a diehard Bush loyalist 100 percent and some considering him as the pointman. Having served as Under Secretary of Commerce under the Ford and Rockefeller administrations respectively. The rumors had swirled that Baket unsuccessfully enticed Bush to seek the Vice Presidency in 1976 but Bush flatly turned it down due to not wanting to undermine Holton, who was appointed to serve as Rocky's Vice President.

Following Bush's easy confirmation as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Spring of 1976, Baker had considered staying on in his current job, but stepped down in 1977 and returned home to Texas. In 1978, backed by the Bush family and promiment Texas Republicans, Baker campaigned for Texas State Attorney General that year and despite his hard-working efforts, it was unsuccessful as Baker lost to former Texas House of Representatives Speaker Price Daniel, Jr., (Liberty), who won the election by double digits (55%-43%) and held the Lone Star State's Chief Law Enforcement position until his mysterious death in 1981.

Following the sudden death of Rockefeller and the ascension of Linwood Holton to the Presidency on January 26, 1979, Baker found himself in the behind-the-scenes initiatives such as convincing Bush to seek the Presidency (once Holton announced in June of 1979 that he wasn't seeking a full four-year term in 1980). That second bombshell followed the first political bombshell in May 1979 by then-Vice President Edward Brooke announcing his retirement from politics by refusing to run as well, Baker figured out this was the time to strike and his good best friend was the most qualified person for the Presidency.

Bush resigned as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in June 1979, moved back home to Houston, Texas and launched his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980: Baker was the campaign manager of that campaign.

Baker and Bush failed to realize that they faced a stronger and more tougher opponent when they ran into former California Governor Ronald Reagan (who got trounced badly in the 1976 Republican Presidential primaries by Rocky). After Reagan's "I am paying for this microphone Mr. Green" shtick, Reagan's campaign took off like a skyrocket too unstoppable for Bush to stop and the Bush campaign knew it.

Reagan went on to win the Republican Party presidential nomination very easily and to the surprise and shock of many Reaganites, he tapped the former CIA Director as Vice President. Reagan won the 1980 Presidential election so easily in a landslide and the rest was history.

Baker had a high degree of strong influence inside the Reagan administration, particularly domestic policy. While Reagan was satisfied with Baker's performance as White House Chief of Staff, others such as Meese, Deaver and Nofingzer weren't thrilled of Baker from the beginning. It was also noted that First Lady Nancy Reagan didn't like Baker either, due to his strong close friendship with the Bush family.

Nancy privately derided him as "that Texan outsider" whom she theorized was taking orders from Vice President Bush. Opponents also claimed that Baker was undermining majority of the conservative initiatives in the administration. By 1983, Baker had been psychologically worn down and tired due to the heavy burdens of his job. He attempted to convince Reagan to appoint him as National Security Advisor and Reagan initially agreed to do so. Yet several staunch Reagan loyalists were angered by what was happening and blocked it from happening.

However, international events and outside forces in particular, were going to change the course of history.......

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Shultz
10:00 PM JST, Thursday, November 10, 1983
US Embassy, Tokyo, Japan

March 3, 1981: State Dinner hosted by President Ronald Reagan in honor of Queen Elizabeth II at the MH DeYoung Memorial Stadium in San Francisco, California.
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George Pratt Shultz made history as the second man to serve in four different Cabinet positions in a Presidential administration since Elliot Richardson: serving as US Secretary of Labor, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, US Secretary of the Treasury and eventually US Secretary of State.

Tapped to serve as the nation's top diplomat in 1982 following the forced ouster of the controversial Alexander Haig, Shultz had to rely on the Foreign Diplomatic Service of the US State Department on critical issues on how the department should be run.

Considered one of the close confidants of the Reagan administration, Shultz was tasked of working on bringing peace to the Middle East (something that bedeviled previous Presidents). Following the invasion of Lebanon by the Israelis in June 1982, who strongly had good justifications because Lebanon was being used as a safe haven for terrorist attacks by the PLO. The United States joined by Britain, France and Italy followed suit by deploying military troops to Beirut supervising the expulsion of the PLO, acting as a peacekeeping force while diplomatic solutions were being negotiated and worked on.

In the meantime, Shultz had to grapple with another diplomatic debacle in the Argentine Republic. During the Falklands War of 1982, the military government of then-Argentine Republic President Lieutenant General Leopoldo Galtieri ordered the invasion of the Falklands, where British citizens endured heinous abuse, torture and other violent methods inflicted upon them by Argentinian military troops. Prior to the Falklands War, the already ugly deterioration of diplomatic relations between the Argentine Republic and United Kingdom escalated when a group of Galtieri loyalists kidnapped Queen Elizabeth II in the middle of the night during Spring 1982 when the skilled kidnappers kidnapped the Queen by breaking into Buckingham Palace and hurriedly flying her out of the country. Classified information detailed she underwent horrific torture sessions in an undisclosed location in South America (according to some, the crazed loyalists of the reviled Junta held the Queen hostage for months), when news broke out of the Queen's mysterious kidnapping, a constitutional crisis exploded.

This resulted in Shultz lobbying President Reagan to cut off military aid to the Argentine Republic altogether and push for economic sanctions. One night, an elderly farmer in Brazil and his family found the Queen dead. Soon afterwards, the Brazilian government was notified about her mysterious death and immediately contacted the British Embassy in Brasilia. Angered by what occurred in mid-Fall 1982, the British people rallied behind the Monarchy and the British Armed Forces sent massive reinforcements into the Falklands and aggressively defeated the Argentinean military troops badly in the war that it didn't take too long before Argentines turned on the hated and reviled Military Junta which resulted in Galtieri's forced resignation and the ascension of Reynaldo Bignone as the 43rd President of the Argentine Republic.

Shultz staunchly supported Reagan's decision to deploying US military troops to the Caribbean island nation of Grenada on October 25, 1983, protecting American students trapped there and easily crushed the communist forces of the Grenadan government.

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[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 5 OF THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
Backstory on Texas Lieutenant Governor William Pettus Hobby, Jr.,​

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 5 OF THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
Jack Yates Lions Football Team and their march toward an undefeated season during the 1985 Football Season

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Coming up this week: Chapter 2.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Chapter 2: The Gipper addresses the Japanese National Diet
9:27 AM JST, Friday, November 11, 1983
Japanese National Diet
Tokyo, Japan

US President Ronald Reagan addresses Joint Session of the Japanese National Diet.
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Following breakfast in the private quarters of the Akasaka Palace, the Reagan's left via motorcade and arrived at the Japanese National Diet, where they arrived at 9:27 AM JST on Friday morning.

Inside the National Diet Building, Reagan became the first US President to deliver an address before a joint session of the National Diet. Following his address which included rounds of applause, there was a reception held for Diet leaders where they met personally with the Reagan's and other dignitaries; Upon arriving back at the Akasaka Palace, President Reagan attended a reception and did one-on-one interviews with American and Japanese press corps/journalists. At 11:46 AM JST, President and First Lady Reagan left Akasaka Palace via Marine One and helicoptered all the way towards the next destination: Hinode-cho School Landing Zone arriving at 12:08 PM JST.

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From the perspective of President Reagan on the day's events:"....From there we motored up into the wooded hills to Nakasone's hideaway, a tiny, typical Japanese home where we sat on the floor and had a real Japanese lunch. Back at Akasaka, the Emperor came over to officially say goodbye. Our team had a short meeting to compare notes and see if we'd left anything undone regarding the problems we'd come to discuss. Then a meeting with our very fine Ambassador to the Philippines. Taped my Saturday radio show, did 2 interviews: one for Japan and one for Korea. Met with a group of our servicemen and women celebrating the Marines' 209th birthday. Dinner and another message. The trip was a success. The Japanese had provided the utmost in security---22,000 men."

Reagan and Nakasone having lunch inside the Prime Minister's country retreat residence.

US President Ronald Reagan and US First Lady Nancy Reagan having tea with Japanese Prime Minister Yashuhiro Nakasone and Japanese First Lady Tsutako Nakasone.





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[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 5 OF THE 11.13.83 INCIDENT
13 March 1984: The death of Philippine President Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr.,

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[Sergeant Foley]

WE WANT EDWARDS ALL THE WAY: FORMER LOUISIANA GOVERNOR EDWIN W. EDWARDS (D) OVERWHELMINGLY DEFEATS INCUMBENT LOUISIANA GOVERNOR DAVID TREEN (R) IN LANDSLIDE; MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST LOUISIANA GOVERNOR TO SERVE THREE FULL TERMS.

Former Louisiana Governor Edwin W. Edwards (D) celebrating during victory party at the Hotel Monteloene in New Orleans. ​

*Saturday, October 22, 1983: In what political experts and analysts never saw coming, former Louisiana Governor Edwin Washington Edwards (D) easily defeated incumbent Louisiana Governor David C. Treen (R) by rolling up numbers of high proportions, in excess of reaching over 60% of the statewide vote as Edwards, who previously held the Governorship from May 9, 1972 to March 10, 1980, made history becoming the first Louisiana Governor to serve three full terms in the Louisiana Governor's Mansion.

With 1,856 of the Pelican State's 3,158 precincts reporting, Edwards had 62.69 percent of the statewide vote and Treen only garnering just 36 of the statewide vote. Edwards also made history by being the first gubernatorial candidate to receive one million votes in Louisiana history; Edwards carried 62 out of 64 Parishes. He takes office for a historic 3rd full term on March 12, 1984.

*Louisiana Gubernatorial Election: October 22, 1983
Edwin W. Edwards (D): 1,409,870 (62.73%)✔
David C. Treen (R-incumbent): 585,692 (36.39%)
DEMOCRATIC GAIN

MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR WILLIAM F. WINTER REELECTED

*Tuesday, November 8, 1983: Mississippi Governor William F. Winter (D) made history becoming the first Mississippi Governor to succeed himself by easily winning reelection to a second term defeating challengers Leon Bramlett (R) and former Fayete Mayor Charles Evers (I) in a three-way contest by double digits, slighy lower than his larger victory from 1979 when he won the Governorship with 61% of the statewide vote.

Mississippians approved of Winter's job performance during his first term following the long-dragged-out passage of the Higher Education Reform Act following multiple setbacks and delays. Sources say Winter has all but announced his plans for reelection in 1987, which if completed, would make him the longest-serving Mississippi Governor with 12 years by January 14, 1992.

*Mississippi Gubernatorial Election: November 8, 1983
William F. Winter (D-incumbent): 529,325 (55.27%)✔
Leon Bramlett (R): 288,764 (38.88%)
Charles Evers (IND): 30,493 (4.12%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD

COLLINS MAKES HISTORY AS KENTUCKY'S FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR

*Tuesday, November 8, 1983: Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Martha Layne Collins (D) easily defeated State Senator Jim Bunning (R) and made history as the Commonwealth's first female Governor. She will replace outgoing Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown, Jr., (D), who is prohibited from succeeding himself in seeking a second term and will take office on December 13, 1983.

*Kentucky Gubernatorial Election: November 8, 1983 (OPEN)
Martha Layne Collins (D): 561,674 (54.50%)✔
Jim Bunning (R): 454,650 (44.11%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD

 

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The following installments of Chapter 2 this week and next week:
1.) November 12, 1983: The Reagan's arrive in the Republic of Korea
2.) Personal PoV's
3.) National and International Headlines (November 8-12, 1983)
4.) Republic of Korea President Chun Doo-hwan
5.) November 13, 1983: Final speech by the Gipper
6.) Last meal of the Gipper as he ate with the troops
7.) November 13, 1983: ROK Army 1st Corps Headquarters
8.) Breaking News Alerts coming out of Seoul
9.) News journalists on the story of their lives
10.) The Major Announcement
11.) George Herbert Walker Bush
12.) Barbara Bush
13.) Ramifications of the carnage in Seoul
14.) State Funeral festivities of President Ronald Wilson Reagan
15.) The Bush administration takes shape
16.) International Headlines (November/December 1983)