Tag Archives: George C. Wallace

Iconic: Governor George C. Wallace- Talking About His Ideas About Communism

Source:The New Democrat This was a common tactic the right-wing ( Far-Right, actually ) in the 1960s to blame the civil rights movement, as well as the anti-vietnam war movement on Communists. Arguing that Communists from Russia or some other … Continue reading

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The LBJ Library: President Lyndon Johnson’s Meeting With Governor George C. Wallace, 3/18/65

Source:The New Democrat  President Lyndon Johnson talking about the need for Alabama Governor George C. Wallace’s need to enforce the law in Alabama. And in this case the law was a Federal court order that said civil rights marchers in … Continue reading

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The LBJ Library: President Lyndon Johnson’s Meeting with Governor George C. Wallace, 3/13/65

Source:The New Democrat  Lyndon Johnson vs. George C. Wallace was a mismatch at least when it came to persuasion. Because Governor Wallace was a master at propaganda and touting his own, well excuse my French, but bullshit. Even though I … Continue reading

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The Today Show: George Wallace on the Eve of the 1972 Florida Primary

Source:The New Democrat  If George Wallace couldn’t win in Florida in 1972, he wasn’t going to win anywhere outside of Alabama. Because Florida looked like Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina culturally and politically in 1972. Not to pick on those … Continue reading

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CBS Evening News: Ohio 1972 Presidential Democratic Primary

Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic Party didn’t have a traditional frontrunner for president in 1972. They were out of the White House and even though Hubert Humphrey who was their nominee for president in 1968 was still running for president … Continue reading

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Lou Gordon: Interviews Governor George C. Wallace in 1972

Source:The New Democrat  Lou Gordon giving Governor George Wallace of Alabama a very tough interview in 1972. I just wish this video showed the entire video, but Governor Wallace again running for President this time as a Democrat after bolting … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: George C. Wallace: The Wallace Crusade (1968)

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– interviewing Governor George C. Wallace (Independent, Alabama) in 1968. Source:The New Democrat “WFB had sharply criticized Mr. Wallace in print, both for his once-adamant attachment to segregation and for his New Deal statism, and … Continue reading

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CBS News: Alabama Governor George Wallace on Face The Nation (1965)

Source:The New Democrat  Governor George Wallace trying to make the case that police brutality was just as common in the North as it was in Alabama. What he didn’t show however was demonstrators being beat up and beaten simply for … Continue reading

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John Pilger: George Wallace: The Most Powerful Politician in America

Was Governor George Wallace ever the most powerful politician in America? I have my doubts, but he probably was the most powerful Southern governor during his time as far as the amount of power he had in his state. The … Continue reading

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NBC News: Meet The Press: Dr. Martin Luther King (1965)

Source:The Daily Journal Dr. Martin Luther King and his movement, wasn’t marching for the exercise, or the fresh air of it. But they were marching for freedom and to have the same constitutional rights and freedom as Americans who were … Continue reading

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