Of the Alabama Department of archives and history. I am pleased to announce this morning that more than 100,000 californians have registered as members of the American Independent Party in order to give us assistance in gaining a place on the california ballot in next years general election. I want to thank the thousands of californians who have done so much to safety us. I point out these people are representative of millions of americans who are genuinely concerned about the current direction being followed by our national leadership. Walking in the sunshine sing a little sunshine song put a smile upon your face as if theres nothing wrong think about a good time had a long time ago think about forgetting about your worries the wallace victory in california did not come easy. When George Wallace brought his southern Style Campaign to california, he baffled many by what seemed to be too much that did not relate directly to california. Southern traditions and National Issues have in the
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
He won five states. Republican Richard Nixon won the presidency that year in a tight race over democrat hubert humphrey. Courtesy hour film is of the alabama film history archives. Announce thatd to more than 100 thousand californians have registered as members of the American Independent Party in order to give us a assistance in getting a place on the california ballot next years general election. I want to thank the countless thousands of californians who have done so much to assist us. I point out that these people are representative of millions of americans who are generally concerned about the current direction being followed by our national leadership. The wallace victory in california did not come easy. Where George Wallace brought his southern styled campaign to california, he baffled many by dot seemed to be too much to not directly relate to california. Southern traditions and National Issues have, in the past, appeared to much at opposite poles. Apparently, wallace wasnt bot
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[inaudible conversations] good evening. Good evening. Im the director of the president ial library and i want to welcome you here tonight for a conversation between joe califf on and bob schieffer. The top domestic assistance from 1965 to 1969 and was responsible for helping to put into place many of the programs of the Great Society. Prior to that he was a special assistant to secretary defends robert mcnamara. Joe went on to serve as the secretary of Health Education and welfare from 1977 to 1979. And then served as the chairman and president at the center on addiction and Substance Abuse at columbia university. He is the author of nine books including the triumph and tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. Originally published in 1992 by simon and schuster the book has been re released and is now back in publication. Thats a very unusual in the book industry for a book that is 20 plus years to be released and it speaks to the excellence of this volume. Tonight joe will talk about his book and ab