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The following segments are included:
0:00:01: Representative Pete Turnham speaking in February 1968 about a potential ad valorem tax increase that could add millions of dollars to the Education Trust Fund: "I don't think personally that we ought to start considering any less than a $100 million increase for education because that would be about what it would take to bring us up to the southeastern average and, of course, we've got to stay at that point are we're going to lose our good teachers and a lot of our other trained personnel that we spent tax money to train and that wouldn't be good economy."
0:01:20: Press conference in Atlanta Georgia, on February 14, 1968, during which presidential candidate George Wallace named Governor Marvin Griffin as his running mate.
0:04:49: Elizabeth Wright and Mayor Earl James speaking at a meeting of Downtown Unlimited at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery on February 19, 1968. During her remarks, Wright (the director of the Urban Redevelopment Agency) announces the hiring of the firm Management Service of America to oversee the urban renewal project at Court Square downtown.
0:07:24: Press conference by Governor Albert Brewer in June 1968, in which he discusses a controversy involving asphalt contracts for state government agencies (specifically, a lawsuit filed by the Waugh Asphalt Company alleging purchasing misconduct by state officials); a fund drive to raise money for a memorial to former governor Lurleen Wallace; and recent federal resistance to school choice as an alternative to straightforward integration: " . . . the court seem to take this position that freedom of choice is all right if you get the results we want if you don't, then find something else, but whatever you use find a system that will satisfy us . . . if you don't get the right social results from one particular plan, then the court says we're going to put something else on you. This is, this is not freedom of choice. There's nothing Democratic about it. It's completely repugnant to the idea that we've operated under for three years now in the Alabama school systems by local boards."
0:12:00: Ralph Abernathy delivering the commencement address during the Alabama State College graduation on May 31, 1968. (The footage is silent.)
0:12:33: Bill Jones, aide to George Wallace, speaking at a press conference at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery in June 1968. He announces the resumption of Wallace's presidential campaign after the death of Lurleen.
0:13:43: Joe Reed announcing his endorsement of Hubert Humphrey for president during a press conference on May 30, 1968. Reed was one of two African Americans in Alabama's delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
0:14:24: Joe Reed delivering the commencement address during the Alabama State College Laboratory High School graduation on May 30, 1968. During his speech, Reed discusses insufficient education funding and accreditation in Alabama, particularly for African American students: ". . . as young citizens of this state who are about to take on the responsibility of adulthood, it will be your responsibility to join in the fight to make this state more responsive to the needs of its citizens. You must commit your hearts, your talents, and every act to the task of guaranteeing every child the opportunity to master his talents, undiluted by economic circumstances and unhindered by facial complexion."
0:16:02: Governor Claude Kirk of Florida speaking about George Wallace's presidential campaign during a press conference in July 1968. Kirk, who aspired to be a Republican vice-presidential candidate that year, also discusses a recent visit he made to Alabama to talk with voters there.
0:17:31: Governor Albert Brewer addressing a meeting a school principals at Alabama State College in Montgomery on July 29, 1968. During the speech, Brewer presents a list of recommended changes to the state's educational system, including the abolishment of tenure; a reevaluation of standards for teacher qualification; changing the salary structure to reward "professional competence" more than "scholastic attainment"; and the reduction of "waste and inefficiency."
0:19:27: Joe Reed, executive secretary of the Alabama State Teachers Association, speaking at a press conference in Montgomery on July 30, 1968. During his remarks, Reed responds to Governor Albert Brewer's proposal to abolish teacher tenure in the state: "The Alabama State Teachers Association was appalled, shocked, and dismayed that the governor proposed to upgrade education in Alabama by removing the teacher tenure law. We feel that this proposal is more detrimental to the cause of education than the inadequate salary schedules, the ill-equipped classrooms, and the gross inefficiencies, along with the multiplicity of other problems which are choking this state educationally." (The footage is out-of-focus.)
0:20:11: Joe Reed speaking about the proposed branch of Auburn University in Montgomery during a press conference on July 30, 1968. Reed explains that the Alabama State Teachers Association plans to appeal a federal court decision that would have allowed the sale of state bonds to pay for construction, maintaining that the new school would promote further segregation in higher education.
0:23:45: George Wallace announcing his candidacy for president during a press conference at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington D.C. on February 8, 1968. He discusses the challenges of running and financing a national campaign, as well as the health and support of his wife, Governor Lurleen Wallace. Also included is a footage of a brief interview with Wallace by WSFA-TV's Charles Caton while they were traveling back to Alabama via airplane. The segment ends with report on third-party politics and Wallace's campaign, delivered by Caton in front the of the U.S. Capitol at night.
0:29:47: George Wallace announcing his preferred candidates for presidential electors during a press conference at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery on February 8, 1968. The following individuals are named: Maryon Allen, wife of former Lieutenant Governor Jim Allen; Mary Jane Selden, wife of Congressman Armistead Selden; Secretary of State Mabel Amos; Treasurer Agnes Baggett; Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Richard Beard; Lieutenant Governor Albert Brewer; Attorney General MacDonald Gallion; Frank Mizell of Montgomery; District Attorney Earl Morgan of Jefferson County; and Superintendent of Education Ernest Stone. (During the event, he also announced his candidacy for president, though that footage is not included here.)
0:32:39: George Wallace speaking at a press conference at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington D.C. on February 8, 1968. In this segment, he discusses Lurleen Wallace's cancer treatments and asserts that he made his campaign announcement "upon her insistence." (During the event, he also announced his candidacy for president, though that footage is not included here.)
0:34:17: George Wallace speaking at a press conference at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery on February 8, 1968. In this segment, he announces the resignations of several state officials who will be working on his campaign: Ed Ewing, governor's press secretary; Stan Sikes, governor's recording secretary; John DeCarlo, executive assistant at the Alabama State Banking Department; Joe Fine, executive assistant at the Alabama Department of Insurance; and Lane Brislin, executive assistant at the Alabama State Docks. In addition, two of his support staff would keep their positions but go off the state payroll for the duration of the campaign: Seymore Trammell, finance director, and Cecil Jackson, governor's executive secretary. Wallace also somewhat jokingly assures the journalists that he will remain Governor Lurleen Wallace's "number one advisor."
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Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990; Allen, James B. (James Browning), 1912-1978; Allen, Maryon Pittman, 1925-2018; Amos, Mabel, 1900-1999; Baggett, Agnes, 1905-1992; Beard, Richard, 1903-1972; Brewer, Albert P., 1928-2017; Ewing, Ed; Gallion, McDonald, 1913-2007; Griffin, Samuel Marvin, 1907-1982; James, Earl D.; Kirk, Claude R., 1926-2011; Mizell, Frank J.; Morgan, Earl C.; Reed, Joe L.; Selden, Armistead I.; Smith, Elizabeth Hobbie Wright, 1924-2012; Stone, Ernest, 1910-1989; Turnham, Pete Benton; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; Wallace, Lurleen, 1926-1968; Alabama State College; Alabama State University; Auburn University at Montgomery; African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Employment; African Americans--Political activity; Business & finance; City planning; Civil rights leaders; Education; Government officials--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; Governors--Florida; Governors--Georgia; Graduation ceremonies; Journalists; Legislators--Alabama; Legislators--United States; Mayors--Alabama--Montgomery; Political campaigns; Politics & government; School principals; Students; Universities & colleges; Urban renewal; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
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WSFA_D170_0002WSFA audiovisual item D170.0002The following segments are included:
0:00:01: Representative Pete Turnham speaking in February 1968 about a potential ad valorem tax increase that could add millions of dollars to the Education Trust Fund: "I don't think personally that we ought to start considering any less than a $100 million increase for education because that would be about what it would take to bring us up to the southeastern average and, of course, we've got to stay at that point are we're going to lose our good teachers and a lot of our other trained personnel that we spent tax money to train and that wouldn't be good economy."
0:01:20: Press conference in Atlanta Georgia, on February 14, 1968, during which presidential candidate George Wallace named Governor Marvin Griffin as his running mate.
0:04:49: Elizabeth Wright and Mayor Earl James speaking at a meeting of Downtown Unlimited at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery on February 19, 1968. During her remarks, Wright (the director of the Urban Redevelopment Agency) announces the hiring of the firm Management Service of America to oversee the urban renewal project at Court Square downtown.
0:07:24: Press conference by Governor Albert Brewer in June 1968, in which he discusses a controversy involving asphalt contracts for state government agencies (specifically, a lawsuit filed by the Waugh Asphalt Company alleging purchasing misconduct by state officials); a fund drive to raise money for a memorial to former governor Lurleen Wallace; and recent federal resistance to school choice as an alternative to straightforward integration: " . . . the court seem to take this position that freedom of choice is all right if you get the results we want if you don't, then find something else, but whatever you use find a system that will satisfy us . . . if you don't get the right social results from one particular plan, then the court says we're going to put something else on you. This is, this is not freedom of choice. There's nothing Democratic about it. It's completely repugnant to the idea that we've operated under for three years now in the Alabama school systems by local boards."
0:12:00: Ralph Abernathy delivering the commencement address during the Alabama State College graduation on May 31, 1968. (The footage is silent.)
0:12:33: Bill Jones, aide to George Wallace, speaking at a press conference at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery in June 1968. He announces the resumption of Wallace's presidential campaign after the death of Lurleen.
0:13:43: Joe Reed announcing his endorsement of Hubert Humphrey for president during a press conference on May 30, 1968. Reed was one of two African Americans in Alabama's delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
0:14:24: Joe Reed delivering the commencement address during the Alabama State College Laboratory High School graduation on May 30, 1968. During his speech, Reed discusses insufficient education funding and accreditation in Alabama, particularly for African American students: ". . . as young citizens of this state who are about to take on the responsibility of adulthood, it will be your responsibility to join in the fight to make this state more responsive to the needs of its citizens. You must commit your hearts, your talents, and every act to the task of guaranteeing every child the opportunity to master his talents, undiluted by economic circumstances and unhindered by facial complexion."
0:16:02: Governor Claude Kirk of Florida speaking about George Wallace's presidential campaign during a press conference in July 1968. Kirk, who aspired to be a Republican vice-presidential candidate that year, also discusses a recent visit he made to Alabama to talk with voters there.
0:17:31: Governor Albert Brewer addressing a meeting a school principals at Alabama State College in Montgomery on July 29, 1968. During the speech, Brewer presents a list of recommended changes to the state's educational system, including the abolishment of tenure; a reevaluation of standards for teacher qualification; changing the salary structure to reward "professional competence" more than "scholastic attainment"; and the reduction of "waste and inefficiency."
0:19:27: Joe Reed, executive secretary of the Alabama State Teachers Association, speaking at a press conference in Montgomery on July 30, 1968. During his remarks, Reed responds to Governor Albert Brewer's proposal to abolish teacher tenure in the state: "The Alabama State Teachers Association was appalled, shocked, and dismayed that the governor proposed to upgrade education in Alabama by removing the teacher tenure law. We feel that this proposal is more detrimental to the cause of education than the inadequate salary schedules, the ill-equipped classrooms, and the gross inefficiencies, along with the multiplicity of other problems which are choking this state educationally." (The footage is out-of-focus.)
0:20:11: Joe Reed speaking about the proposed branch of Auburn University in Montgomery during a press conference on July 30, 1968. Reed explains that the Alabama State Teachers Association plans to appeal a federal court decision that would have allowed the sale of state bonds to pay for construction, maintaining that the new school would promote further segregation in higher education.
0:23:45: George Wallace announcing his candidacy for president during a press conference at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington D.C. on February 8, 1968. He discusses the challenges of running and financing a national campaign, as well as the health and support of his wife, Governor Lurleen Wallace. Also included is a footage of a brief interview with Wallace by WSFA-TV's Charles Caton while they were traveling back to Alabama via airplane. The segment ends with report on third-party politics and Wallace's campaign, delivered by Caton in front the of the U.S. Capitol at night.
0:29:47: George Wallace announcing his preferred candidates for presidential electors during a press conference at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery on February 8, 1968. The following individuals are named: Maryon Allen, wife of former Lieutenant Governor Jim Allen; Mary Jane Selden, wife of Congressman Armistead Selden; Secretary of State Mabel Amos; Treasurer Agnes Baggett; Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Richard Beard; Lieutenant Governor Albert Brewer; Attorney General MacDonald Gallion; Frank Mizell of Montgomery; District Attorney Earl Morgan of Jefferson County; and Superintendent of Education Ernest Stone. (During the event, he also announced his candidacy for president, though that footage is not included here.)
0:32:39: George Wallace speaking at a press conference at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington D.C. on February 8, 1968. In this segment, he discusses Lurleen Wallace's cancer treatments and asserts that he made his campaign announcement "upon her insistence." (During the event, he also announced his candidacy for president, though that footage is not included here.)
0:34:17: George Wallace speaking at a press conference at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery on February 8, 1968. In this segment, he announces the resignations of several state officials who will be working on his campaign: Ed Ewing, governor's press secretary; Stan Sikes, governor's recording secretary; John DeCarlo, executive assistant at the Alabama State Banking Department; Joe Fine, executive assistant at the Alabama Department of Insurance; and Lane Brislin, executive assistant at the Alabama State Docks. In addition, two of his support staff would keep their positions but go off the state payroll for the duration of the campaign: Seymore Trammell, finance director, and Cecil Jackson, governor's executive secretary. Wallace also somewhat jokingly assures the journalists that he will remain Governor Lurleen Wallace's "number one advisor."19681960-1969Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990; Allen, James B. (James Browning), 1912-1978; Allen, Maryon Pittman, 1925-2018; Amos, Mabel, 1900-1999; Baggett, Agnes, 1905-1992; Beard, Richard, 1903-1972; Brewer, Albert P., 1928-2017; Ewing, Ed; Gallion, McDonald, 1913-2007; Griffin, Samuel Marvin, 1907-1982; James, Earl D.; Kirk, Claude R., 1926-2011; Mizell, Frank J.; Morgan, Earl C.; Reed, Joe L.; Selden, Armistead I.; Smith, Elizabeth Hobbie Wright, 1924-2012; Stone, Ernest, 1910-1989; Turnham, Pete Benton; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; Wallace, Lurleen, 1926-1968; Alabama State College; Alabama State University; Auburn University at Montgomery; African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Employment; African Americans--Political activity; Business & finance; City planning; Civil rights leaders; Education; Government officials--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; Governors--Florida; Governors--Georgia; Graduation ceremonies; Journalists; Legislators--Alabama; Legislators--United States; Mayors--Alabama--Montgomery; Political campaigns; Politics & government; School principals; Students; Universities & colleges; Urban renewal; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)Moving imageFilm; 16mm filmWSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)WSFA collectionBox D170, Item 0002Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by WSFA, https://www.wsfa.com.ProResYouTube link: https://youtu.be/JpiBiIwynQwhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/1310
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