Free Altered America by Martin T. Ingham, Jackson Kuhl, Dan Gainor, Bruno Lombardi, Edmund Wells, Sam Kepfield, Brad Hafford, Dusty Wallace, Owen Morgan, James S. Dorr

early to confirm.
     
    LA COSTA CALIFÓRNIA, NEW SPAIN –May 10, 1963
                  After nearly five months of self-imposed exile on the Greek island paradise of Skorpios, Jacqueline Kennedy-Bouvier returned to Philadelphia this past weekend to reconcile with presidential hubbie, JFK.
                  Admittedly shaken following her brush with death in Nashville, Tennessee last November, the First Lady had told reporters she needed time to reflect while recuperating from her ordeal, which has left her with an unfortunate limp—though few have ever limped with such grace.
                  Declining invitations from Califórnian president, Javier Banderas, as well as the irascible Canadian Prime Minister, François Gourd, the internationally beloved Ms. Bouvier set sail for the Greek islands last Christmas, where she has remained in seclusion until now.
                  Jackie’s return comes as a surprise to many speculators, who felt the First Lady’s exodus from the White House presaged her intent to divorce Mr. Kennedy, particularly in the wake of ongoing “Marilyn Monroe sightings.” The heart of a woman is truly a mystery.
     
    BOSTON GLOBE, USNE –June 7, 1963
                  Not one month back from her extended Grecian holiday and Jacqueline Kennedy is already making her presence felt at the White House. Insider sources report that the First Lady has been pressuring Mr. Kennedy to appoint a replacement for the late Vice President, Adlai Stevenson, who was killed in last November’s assassination attempt on the President.
                  Should JFK suffer an untimely demise, Speaker of the House John McCormack would be next in line for the presidency. As a  war hawk and anti-communist crusader, McCormack would likely push the US deeper into entanglements with Vietnam, ramp-up hostilities with Louisianne and the FCU, and take a more aggressive stance with the Soviet s— all of which the First Lady has actively spoken out against.
                  So it came as no great surprise when White House Press Secretary John Winkler announced this morning that Clifford McIntire, Republican Congressman from Maine, would be assuming the role of Vice President following a formal swearing-in ceremony later this week. An ex potato farmer, McIntire is likely to be less interested in weeding out communists than ordinary weeds.
     
    THE PHILADELPIA POST, USNE –August 21, 1963
                  Capitol City is buzzing today following Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara’s announced resignation. A handful of reporters attended a small press conference where McNamara broke the news, citing “ideological differences” and plans to accept a prominent position with the World Bank.
                  With popular opinion of the Kennedy Administration suffering, due largely to a series of key strategic military failures and heightened fears of war, the announcement does not come as a shock to many. Rumors of a “personal incident” involving the First Lady were strenuously denied by McNamara and his aides, though rumors of a sex scandal abound.
                  White House Press Secretary John Winkler announced that Peter Blanc, Chairman of the US House Committee on Armed Services, would assume the vacated role. The Wisconsin Democrat is considered an unusual choice, some feel selected based on the advice of Mrs. Kennedy, due to Mr. Blanc’s more moderate stance on military issues.
     
    NEW ZURICH NEWS, SWITZERLAND –September 10, 1963
                  In a surprise pronouncement by government officials this morning, it was revealed that New England First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy met last night with Ludwig Von Moos, President of the Swiss Confederation, and Ambassador Arnold Heeney of the French Canadian Union.
                  The meeting, held at the Federal Palace in Berne, was apparently