governor wallace has ordered 500 alabama national guardsmen into tuscaloosa. at the moment they are under his control. it would require hardly more than the flourish of a pen to convert their status to federalized troops and place them at the disposal of president kennedy. national guard units are commanded by a governor unless they re federalized and the president becomes their commander in chief. kennedy had to make the decision of what to do next. president kennedy has done some significant things in civil rights. at the same time, i must say that president kennedy hasn t done enough, and we must remind him that we elected him. under a searing alabama sun that already has the temperature near 100 degrees, the waiting
under a searing alabama sun that already has the temperature near 100 degrees, the waiting continues. governor george wallace s direct confrontation with federal authorities and two negro students at the university of alabama is now believed to be only a very short time away. the two negroes, vivian malone and jimmy hood, reportedly are en route from birmingham to the campus. governor wallace reportedly about ready to make his appearance on campus. coming into it, nobody knows what s going to happen. the justice department doesn t know what wallace is going to do. wallace doesn t know whether he s going to be put in jail. as governor and chief magistrate of the state of alabama, i deem it to be my solid obligation and duty to
governor wallace has ordered 500 alabama national guardsmen into tuscaloosa. at the moment they are under his control. it would require hardly more than the flourish of a pen to convert their status to federalized troops and place them at the disposal of president kennedy. national guard units are commanded by a governor unless they re federalized and the president becomes their commander in chief. kennedy had to make the decision of what to do next. president kennedy has done some significant things in civil rights. at the same time, i must say that president kennedy hadn t done enough, and we must remind him that we elected him.n t done enough, and we must remind him that we elected hisn t done enough, and we must remind him that we elected him. under a searing alabama sun that already has the temperature near 100 degrees, the waiting continues.
governor wallace ordered 500 alabama national guardsmen. at the moment they are under his control. it would require more than the pen to place them at the disposal of kennedy. national guard units are commanded by a governor unless they are federalized and the president becomes their commander in chief. kennedy had to make the decision what to do next. president kennedy has done some significant things in civil rights. at the same time, i must say that president kennedy hadn t done enough, and we must remind him that we elected him. [ applause ] under a searing alabama sun that has the temperature above 100 degrees, the waiting continues.
control. it would require hardly more than the flourish of a pen to convert their status into federalized troops and place them at the disposal of president kennedy. national guard units are commanded by a governor unless they are federalized and the president becomes their commander in chief. kennedy had to make the decision of what to do next. president kennedy has done some significant things in civil rights. at the same time, i must say that president kennedy hadn t done enough, and we must remind him that we elected him. under a searing alabama sun that already has the temperature near 100 degrees, the waiting continues. governor george wallace s direct confrontation with federal authorities and two negro students at the university of