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George Wallace Conservative Populist
Lloyd Rohler
Book Code: GR1119
ISBN: 0-313-31119-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31119-2
218 pages, photo
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2004
List Price: $95.00 (UK Sterling Price: £54.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Great American Orators
Series Number: 32
Reviews:
  • Including a chronology of more than 200 major speeches and a selected bibliography, this book will find an audience among historians and political scientists, as well as among rhetoricians. Highly recommended. All collections; all levels.
    —Choice     June 2005
Description: The story of George Wallace is the odyssey of a young war veteran who entered politics to support progressive policies, but instead descended into the politics of racism following the loss of his lifetime dream of being elected Governor of Alabama in 1958. His political career demonstrates the ability of a demagogue and agitator to exploit racial fears to achieve political power. This work traces the career of the man who symbolized Southern opposition to integration, but ironically ended up gaining overwhelming support from black voters in his final election campaign. He ultimately returned the favor by appointing a large number of blacks to state boards and commissions.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Critical Analysis
  • From Clio, Alabama to Madison Square Garden: The Political Career of George Wallace
  • Throwing Down the Gauntlet: Wallace's Inaugural
  • Standing in the Schoolhouse Door
  • Testing the Waters: The 1964 Campaign
  • Confrontation at Selma
  • The American Independent Party
  • Back in the Fold: The 1972 Democratic Party Primary Campaign
  • The Final Campaign
  • Conclusion
  • Collected Speeches
  • Inaugural Address
  • Statement and Proclamation on the University of Alabama
  • Wallace for President: The 1964 Campaign Speech
  • The Civil Rights Movement: Fraud, Sham and Hoax, July 4, 1964
  • Speech to the Joint Session of the Alabama Legislature, March 18, 1965
  • Stand Up For America, 1968 Campaign Speech
  • Send Them a Message, 1972 Campaign Speech
  • Trust the People, 1976 Campaign Speech
  • Retirement Speech
  • Wallace Statement on the 30th Anniversary of the Selma March
  • Chronology of Major Speeches
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2004014144
LCC Class: F330
Dewey Class: 976
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