WSFA audiovisual item D168.0003

The following segments are included: 0:00:01: Ralph Adams, president of Troy State University, speaking at a Kiwanis Club luncheon at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, on October 7, 1969. 0:01:25: Dedication of Lurleen Burns Wallace Hall at Troy State University in October 1969. Universit...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/1307
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Summary:The following segments are included: 0:00:01: Ralph Adams, president of Troy State University, speaking at a Kiwanis Club luncheon at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, on October 7, 1969. 0:01:25: Dedication of Lurleen Burns Wallace Hall at Troy State University in October 1969. University president Ralph Adams spoke at the event, and Wallace's daughters Peggy and Lee cut the ribbon at the ceremony. 0:02:17: George Wallace speaking to students at Troy State University on May 14, 1969, as part of a lecture series on campus. During his remarks, he argues in favor of an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) shield to protect against potential attack. 0:03:58: Interview with Ralph Adams, president of Troy State University, and Colonel Wilson Wood, 2800th Air Base Wing commander at Maxwell Air Force Base on August 4, 1966. During their discussion, the men announce the start of a new graduate program at the Maxwell - Gunter Center of Troy State College in Montgomery, an extension of the school that first opened in March 1965.