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
they going to handle this situation. 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 siring alabama sun
dr. king, have you heard anything from vice president nixon or any of his supporters? i ve been confined and i haven t talked with anybody from washington or from the campaign. do you know of any efforts made on behalf of the kennedy group? well, i understand that the kennedy group did make definite contacts and did a great deal to make my release possible. it turned out that phone call was given credit for kennedy s victory in one of the closest elections in modern history. king said, i hope that at last we have a president with the intelligence to understand this problem. i m convinced that he has that understanding, and now we ll have to see what his passion leads him to do. but what together we can do