President Lyndon LaRouche

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Appointed POTUS in 1963 after the supposed death of President JFK, President Lyndon LaRouche seemed to be the President that America needed; a caretaker willing to sit back and watch the nation grow and prosper. However, by the end of LaRouche's time in office in 1969, he had become America's most controversial POTUS since President Teddy Roosevelt.

LaRouche's presidency actually started off quietly, as he continued to follow President JFK's established policies. This changed when LaRouche's old-fashioned Sousa marching music beat out the music of The Beatles to give him a stunning victory on Campaign!. LaRouche thought that this was a nationwide acceptance of his policies, instead of a rejection of British pop music. As a result, he began developing his epic mini-series, Vietnam War. Spanning over a decade and starring a cast of thousands, Vietnam War was to have been the centerpiece of the Cold War. However, LaRouche was not great at handling details and Vietnam War slowly ground down to a muddy mess.

By the end of LaRouche's elected term in 1969 his popularity was down to 3 percent. LaRouche refused to compete on Campaign! again and production of Vietnam War was handed off to Oliver Stone and President Richard Milhouse Nixon. Since leaving office, LaRouche has tried to come back several times. While his series of infomercials on NBC during the 1990s was moderately successful, LaRouche has yet to regain the popularity he had in 1964.