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George Wallace

Wallace announces he is a presidential candidate on a third party ticket, February 8, 1968.
Personal data
Date of birthAugust 25, 1919
Place of birthClio, Alabama
Date of deathSeptember 13, 1998(age 79)
Place of deathMontgomery, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic
American Independent Party (1968)
SpouseLurleen Wallace (deceased)
Cornelia Ellis Snively (divorced)
Lisa Taylor (divorced)
Alma materUniversity of Alabama
Professionlawyer, politician
ReligionBorn-again Christian (after 1964)
Baptist (before 1964)
45th Governor of Alabama
In officeJanuary 14, 1963 - January 16, 1967
LieutenantJames B. Allen
Succeeded byLurleen Burns Wallace
Preceded byJohn Malcolm Patterson
In officeJanuary 18, 1971 - January 15, 1979
LieutenantJere Beasley
Succeeded byFob James
Preceded byAlbert Brewer
In officeJanuary 17, 1983 - January 19, 1987
LieutenantBill Baxley
Succeeded byH. Guy Hunt
Preceded byFob James

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George Corley Wallace, Jr. (August 25, 1919 - September 13, 1998) was the 45th Governor of Alabama, serving four terms: 1963 - 1967, 1971 - 1979 and 1983 - 1987. "The most influential loser" in 20th-century U.S. politics, according to biographers Dan T. Carter and Stephan Lesher, he ran for U.S. president four times, running officially as a Democrat three times and in the American Independent Party once. A 1972 assassination attempt left him paralyzed; he used a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is best known for his Southern populist, pro-segregation attitudes during the American desegregation period, convictions he renounced later in life.

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The Faster Times--For starters Senators Sessions, Hatch, and Kyl did their best to ressurect the ghosts of  Orval Faubus, -George Wallace- and Bull Connor. ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:30:39 GMT+00:00
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New York Sun--He reminds of Governor -George Wallace- vowing, after the courts had ordered the integration of the University of Alabama, to stand in the school house door. ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:48:51 GMT+00:00
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Blue Wave News (blog)---...- parts Frederick Douglas and Martin Luther King. I think he's equal parts David Duke and -George Wallace-. Someone needs to adopt this dog so I don't have to.--- - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:41:54 GMT+00:00
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Surfbirds News---...- in temperature and rainfall reduce the quantity and quality of wetlands,” said -George Wallace-, Vice President for the Oceans and Islands Program of ABC. ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:30:14 GMT+00:00
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The Atlantic--He's especially revolted by -George Wallace- of, all people, offering to switch parties and run as his vice-president. Of course Goldwater and Wallace ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 14:01:48 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
John Malcolm Patterson
Governor of Alabama
1963 - 1967
Succeeded by
Lurleen Wallace
Preceded by
Albert Brewer
Governor of Alabama
1971 - 1979
Succeeded by
Fob James
Preceded by
Fob James
Governor of Alabama
1983 - 1987
Succeeded by
H. Guy Hunt
Party political offices
Preceded by
John Malcolm Patterson
Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Alabama
1962 (won)
Succeeded by
Lurleen Wallace
Preceded by
N/A
American Independent Party presidential nominee
1968 (3rd)
Succeeded by
John G. Schmitz
Preceded by
Lurleen Wallace
Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Alabama
1970 (won), 1974 (won)
Succeeded by
Fob James
Preceded by
Fob James
Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Alabama
1982 (won)
Succeeded by
Bill Baxley
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Lurleen Wallace
First Gentleman of Alabama
1967 - 1968
Succeeded by
Martha Farmer Brewer


Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Alabama

GovernorsW. Bibb * T. Bibb * Pickens * Murphy * G. Moore * S. Moore * Gayle * Clay * McVay * Bagby * Fitzpatrick * Martin * Chapman * Collier * Winston * A. Moore * Shorter * Watts * Parsons * Patton * Swayne * Smith * Lindsay * Lewis * Houston * Cobb * E. A. O'Neal * Seay * T. Jones * Oates * Johnston * Samford * Jelks * Comer * E. O'Neal * Henderson * Kilby * Brandon * Graves * Miller * Graves * Dixon * Sparks * Folsom Sr. * Persons * Folsom Sr. * Patterson * G. Wallace * L. Wallace * Brewer * G. Wallace * James * G. Wallace * Hunt * Folsom Jr. * James * Siegelman * Riley
Lieutenant
Governors
Applegate * Moren * McKinstry * Ligon * Cunningham * Gray * Seed * Kilby * Miller * McDowell * Davis * Merrill * Knight * Carmichael * Ellis * Inzer * Allen * Hardwick * Boutwell * Allen * Brewer * Beasley * McMillan * B. Baxley * Folsom * Siegelman * Windom * L. Baxley * Folsom

The University of Alabama

Schools and CollegesCollege of Arts and Science * Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration * College of Communication and Information Sciences * College of Education * College of Engineering * College of Human Environmental Sciences * Capstone College of Nursing * School of Social Work * School of Law * College of Community Health Sciences * College of Continuing Studies
PeopleJulia Tutwiler * Amelia Gayle Gorgas * George Wallace * George H. Denny * Robert E. Witt * Alabama Alumni
PlacesAlabama Museum of Natural History * Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library * Denny Chimes * Ferguson Center * Foster Auditorium * Gorgas House * Little Round House * Maxwell Hall (Old Observatory) * Moundville Archaeological Park * Paul W. Bryant Museum * President's Mansion * The Quad * Strode House * University of Alabama Arboretum
AthleticsPrograms: Football * Men's Basketball * Baseball * Gymnastics * Softball * Women's Basketball * Golf * Tennis * Soccer * Volleyball * Track & Field Rivalries: Auburn * Georgia * LSU * Mississippi State * Ole Miss * Tennessee Facilities: Bryant �Denny Stadium * Coleman Coliseum * Sewell-Thomas Stadium * Foster Auditorium * Alabama Softball Complex People: Nick Saban * Anthony Grant * Mal Moore * Paul "Bear" Bryant * Joe Namath * Kenny Stabler * Bart Starr
BroadcastingAlabama Public Radio * WVUA-CA * WVUA-FM
Organizations & TraditionsMillion Dollar Band * Big Al * The Crimson White * CrimsonRide * Traditions
AffiliationsUniversity of Alabama System * Southern Association of Colleges and Schools * Oak Ridge Associated Universities * Southeastern Conference * National Collegiate Athletic Association

United States presidential election, 1964

Democratic Party1964 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBrewster * Brown * Johnson * Kennedy * Randolph * Reynolds * Wallace * Welsh * Yorty
VP CandidatesDodd * Humphrey * Kennedy * McCarthy
Republican Party1964 Republican National Convention
CandidatesFong * Goldwater * Lodge * Nixon * Rhodes * Rockefeller * Scranton * Smith * Stassen
VP CandidatesMiller

United States presidential election, 1968

Democratic Party1968 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBranigin * Crommelin * Fisher * Humphrey (campaign) * R. Kennedy (campaign) * Johnson * Lynch * McCarthy (campaign) * McGovern * Moore * Smathers * Young
VP CandidatesMuskie
Republican Party1968 Republican National Convention
CandidatesCarlson * Case * Fong * Lindsay * Nixon (campaign) * Reagan * Rhodes * N. Rockefeller * W. Rockefeller * Romney (campaign) * Stassen * Volpe
VP CandidatesAgnew * Brooke * Bush * Chafee * Evans * Finch * Hatfield * Javits * Love * Morton * Percy * Tower
Third PartyAmerican Independent Party
CandidateWallace (campaign)
VP CandidateLeMay

United States presidential election, 1972

Democratic Party1972 Democratic National Convention * Primaries
CandidatesChisholm * Harris * Hartke * Humphrey * Jackson * Lindsay * McCarthy * McGovern (campaign) * Mills * Muskie * Sanford * Wallace * Yorty
VP CandidatesEagleton (replaced) * Farenthold * Gravel * Peabody * Shriver
Republican Party1972 Republican National Convention * Primaries
CandidatesAshbrook * McCloskey * Nixon (campaign)
VP CandidatesAgnew
Minor partiesSchmitz (American Independent) * Jenness (Socialist Workers) * Spock (People's) * Hospers (Libertarian)

United States presidential election, 1976

Democratic Party
Convention * Primaries
Nominee: Jimmy Carter
VP Nominee: Walter Mondale
Other Candidates: Bayh * Bentsen * Brown * Byrd * Carey * Church * Harris * Humphrey * Jackson * Jaworski * Jordan * McCarthy * McCormack * Mondale * Randolph * Sanford * Shapp * Shriver * Stevenson * Udall * Wallace
Other VP Candidates: Albert * Dellums * Jordan
Republican Party
Convention * Primaries
Nominee: Gerald Ford
VP Nominee: Bob Dole
Other Candidates: Buckley * Reagan * Richardson * Stassen
Other VP Candidates: Helms
Minor partiesThomas J. Anderson (American) * Lester Maddox (American Independent) * Gus Hall (Communist) * Roger MacBride (Libertarian) * Margaret Wright (People's) * Peter Camejo (Socialist Workers) * LaRouche (U.S. Labor Party)

George Wallace

FamilyLurleen Wallace * George Wallace, Jr. * Cornelia Wallace
Campaigns1964 presidential campaign * 1968 presidential campaign * 1972 presidential campaign * 1976 presidential campaign
Miscellaneous1963 Inaugural Address * Stand in the Schoolhouse Door * American Independent Party * Arthur Bremer



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