This story was named "Star Trek III" by Gene Roddenberry himself. This was because he regarded Star Trek: The Original Series as the first iteration of Star Trek, Star Trek: The Motion Picture as the second iteration of Star Trek, and this story was to have been the third version. However, some fans familiar with its premise call it the "Captain Kirk meets Kennedy" script. (Inside Trek: My Secret Life with Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry, "Log 21", fn.) In SFX Special Edition 2013 supplement "The A-Z of Star Trek" (p. 106), this narrative was likewise simply referred to as "Kirk Meets JFK".