Oral history transcript, George Wallace, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker
Title:
Oral history transcript, George Wallace, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker
Number of Pages:
33
Description:
How Wallace classified LBJ’s political stances from the Senate through Presidential periods; the 1960 Presidential campaign; the Birmingham demonstrations and Wallace’s discussion with Robert F. Kennedy regarding them; Wallace’s high regard for John F. Kennedy; the admission of Negroes into the University of Alabama; John F. Kennedy’s death; Wallace’s meetings with President Johnson; governors’ briefings on Vietnam; LBJ’s personality; Lurleen Wallace’s first trip to the White House as a governor; LBJ speaking out against Wallace; LBJ not being named on the Alabama ballots in the 1964 presidential election; the Selma and Montgomery marches and requesting federal troops’ involvement; Wallace’s personal meeting with LBJ; the 1968 presidential candidates’ briefings with LBJ and Dean Rusk; Secret Service protection; the 1968 election; overview of LBJ’s presidency; similarities between Wallace and LBJ; Wallace’s personal regard for LBJ vs. that for LBJ political views.
