Ferguson, Neil. "The Monroe Doctrine"
Divergence: 1960 CE
What if: Marilyn Monroe was elected president.
Summary: When the Soviets invade Czechoslovakia, Marilyn tries a little personal diplomacy on Leonid Brezhnev.
Published: In Interzone #6 (Winter 1983/1984) and Interzone: The First Anthology: New Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing (eds. John Clute, Colin Greenland and David Pringle), J.M. Dent/Everyman 1985 (0460022946) and St. Martin's 1986 (031242535X).