Good afternoon. The volunteers in all 50 states have asked me to run as a candidate for president of the united states. Jim stockdale, my Vice President ial candidate and i are honored to accept their request. Few people in this country have been able to live the American Dream to the extent that i have. No person ever had a finer father, mother, or sister than i. No man has ever been blessed with a better wife, marg ott. Our five outstanding children plus six grandchildren, too good to be true. Ive been extremely fortunate during my business career. So i have lived the American Dream. And certainly if anyone in this country should be obligated serve our country and its people, i should be. The volunteers know that this is a critical time in our nations history. Neither Political Party has effectively addressed the issues that concern the American People. Theyve asked me to run this campaign on the issues and to assure that the problems that the American People are concerned with will
It. Hubert humphrey wants to stop the spread of Nuclear Weapons now. Before it mushrooms. Hubert humphrey supports the u. N. Treaty now. As do the 80 countries who have already signed it. Lets stop the spread of the bomb now. Humphrey. And theres no alternative. Paid for my citizens for humphrey muske. Mr. Mixon silence on the issue of vietnam has become an issue in itself. He talks of an honorable peace. But says nothing about how he would attain it. He says the war must be waged more effectively. But says nothing about how he would wage it. Even the man who second is the nomination of richard nixon, mark hat field has said, the peace talk should not become the skirt for timid men to hide behind. Made promises for quote an honorable peace unquote. Voters should not be forced to go to the polls with their fingers crossed. [ laughing ] why are more and more millions of americans voting for wallace . As president i shall within the law turn back the absolute control of the Public School
Each day becomes a race within itself to cover as much ground as possible. And all the while there are problems in established areas. New areas, phone calls, meetings. Business from alabama. All important. And each taking valuable time. Morale, enthusiasm. A constant problem in any campaign. And california was no different. High or low, it can ignite anywhere in the campaign organization, spreading quickly from staff to workers. Two primary factors boosted wallace workers in the golden state the realization that the 1968 president ial race is going to be a close one and the everincreasing waves of support for governor wallace. California law, aimed at keeping new parties out of california, proved not enough to stop the wallace Grassroots Movement. Victory in california clearly pointed the way to new successes in other parts of the nation. All right some political experts were willing to openly state that governor george c. Wallace could indeed be elected president in 1968. Mathematical