"Alabama's Democratic Legislature forgot past grievances and hailed former Republican Presidential nominee Wendell Willkie with rounds of applause as he spoke before a joint session of the House and Senate this month in the historic House chamber of Democrat Alabama's State Capitol."

"Humorous note of the occasion came when Lt. Gov. Handy Ellis introduced Alabama Republican National Committeeman Lonnie Noojin and repeatedly termed him Democratic committeeman, much to the delight of his audience." Governor Chauncey Sparks is seated on the right.