*George Wallace ran for presidency in 1968, and while campaigns were going on around him, he let the public know, that the only four letter words the hippies did not know were "w-o-r-k, and s-o-a-p."
*This attitude towards that group of people, and his approval of desegregation led to his popularity.
*A group of people known as the White Citizens' Council supported Wallace, and though Wallace didn't request their assistance, he appreciated it, and did not tell them to back down.
*George Wallace announced whom his vice presidential candidate was, on October 3.
*His running partner, General Curtis Lemay, would often talk about fear of nuclear power, and his willingness to use a weapon such as that.
*After Lemay was cast as his vice presidential candidate, polls started to go down for Wallace.
*Wallace won ten million popular votes, and had five Southern states on his back. However, Nixon won 301 more electoral votes than he needed to win the election.
His Views
*On Labor: He issued executive order to include minimum union wage rates in all state contracts. He also would increase benefits for Workmen and the Unemployed by 37%. He would also pass legislation for firemen's hours to go from 72 hours to 56 hours.
*On States Rights: He thought that it made most sense to let states have their state rights and a local government and a territorial democracy.
*On Crime: The first thing that he would do as president, is say to the police officers and firemen that he would stand behind them, morally, 100%. These would be his exact words, "We stand behind you because you are the thin line between complete anarchy in the streets and the physical safety of our person."
*On Vietnam: Wallace says that the first thing he would do about Vietnam, is let them know how the American people feel. He would stop dealing with them the way we are currently, and deal with them the way they should be dealt with, as traitors.
*This attitude towards that group of people, and his approval of desegregation led to his popularity.
*A group of people known as the White Citizens' Council supported Wallace, and though Wallace didn't request their assistance, he appreciated it, and did not tell them to back down.
*George Wallace announced whom his vice presidential candidate was, on October 3.
*His running partner, General Curtis Lemay, would often talk about fear of nuclear power, and his willingness to use a weapon such as that.
*After Lemay was cast as his vice presidential candidate, polls started to go down for Wallace.
*Wallace won ten million popular votes, and had five Southern states on his back. However, Nixon won 301 more electoral votes than he needed to win the election.
His Views
*On Labor: He issued executive order to include minimum union wage rates in all state contracts. He also would increase benefits for Workmen and the Unemployed by 37%. He would also pass legislation for firemen's hours to go from 72 hours to 56 hours.
*On States Rights: He thought that it made most sense to let states have their state rights and a local government and a territorial democracy.
*On Crime: The first thing that he would do as president, is say to the police officers and firemen that he would stand behind them, morally, 100%. These would be his exact words, "We stand behind you because you are the thin line between complete anarchy in the streets and the physical safety of our person."
*On Vietnam: Wallace says that the first thing he would do about Vietnam, is let them know how the American people feel. He would stop dealing with them the way we are currently, and deal with them the way they should be dealt with, as traitors.