| Summary: | The following segments are included:
0:00:01: George Wallace arriving at Dannelly Field in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1967, probably before a trip to California during the early period of his first presidential campaign. Also included is footage of an interview with him about his prospects in California and Oklahoma; difficulties in qualifying to appear on the ballot in California; and his support for anti-riot legislation.
0:03:18: George Wallace speaking at a rally in Tallahassee, Florida, on September 20, 1968, during his presidential campaign.
0:05:46: George Wallace speaking at a rally at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, during his 1968 presidential campaign. Among those present are Albert Brewer and Mayor Earl James.
0:08:50: Governor Lurleen Wallace conducting a clemency hearing for Gerald Eaton in her office at the Capitol in Montgomery on June 27, 1967. Eaton and three other men had been sentenced to death for the murder of a Sumter County man in December 1963. Among the reporters in attendance is Charles Caton of WSFA-TV. (The footage is silent.)
0:09:21: Governor Lurleen Wallace addressing legislators in the House chamber of the Capitol on March 3, 1967, at the start of a special session of the Legislature. In this excerpt of her remarks, she discusses a bill that would require banks to pay interest on state funds, as well as upcoming changes to daylight saving time after passage of the federal Uniform Time Act the previous year. Seated behind Wallace are Senator Joe Goodwyn, president pro tem of the Senate; Lieutenant Governor Albert Brewer, president of the Senate; and Representative Rankin Fite, speaker of the House.
0:12:24: Governor Lurleen Wallace speaking at the dedication ceremony of the Union Camp Corporation's new paper mill in Prattville, Alabama, on May 25, 1967.
0:13:59: Governor Albert Brewer speaking during his weekly press conference on September 18, 1968. He discusses his objection to the appointment of Abe Fortas as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (specifically mentioning a case involving pornographic films), and he mentions a significant expansion at the Kershaw Manufacturing Company in Montgomery.
0:15:51: Vice President Hubert Humphrey speaking at a press conference during a visit to Huntsville in May 1967. While he advocates negotiation with the Soviet Union to prevent the use of anti-ballistic missiles, he acknowledges that the U.S. government is prepared to deploy such a system if necessary.
0:17:38: Interview with Jimmy Carter about his presidential campaign in September 1975.
0:25:39: Harry Philpott speaking in 1968 about ten-year projections and plans for student growth and campus expansion at Auburn University.
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