November 16, 1967 A week later than OTL, NASA launches Apollo-4, an unmanned mission and the first test of the massive Saturn-V rocket. It is a complete success. November 23, 1967 President Kennedy celebrates Thanksgiving with the extended Kennedy family in Hyannisport. In an unauthorized biography published in 2006, it is claimed that he tells his younger brother Robert Kennedy not to seek the Presidency in 1968 nor accept an offer from Long for Vice President, as he is sure that Long will lose. Regardless, Bobby Kennedy makes no moves to gain the nomination from Russell Long.