GEORGE C. WALLACE - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/05/1976 - HFSID 273843

GEORGE C. WALLACE
George Wallace sends a typed letter as governor of thanks for the Christmas wishes.
Typed Letter Signed: "George C Wallace" as Governor of Alabama, 1p, 7¼x10½. Montgomery, Alabama, 1976 January 5. On letterhead of State of Alabama, Governor's Office to Danny Franklin, Phoenix, Arizona. In full: "Let me take this opportunity to thank you for remembering me and my family at Christmas. It means a great deal to us to hear from our good friends during this very special holiday season. As you probably already know, we are not sending cards this year in an effort to help reduce our expenditures. Nevertheless, you are in our thoughts and prayers during this time when we pause to celebrate the birth of Christ. May the peace that He brought to the world be yours during this time and through out all of the new year. With kind personal regards, I am Sincerely yours". George Corley Wallace (1919-1998) was Governor of Alabama from 1963-1967, 1971-1979 and 1983-1987. Governor Wallace was the leading opponent of integration in the United States in the 1960s, declaring: "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." On June 11, 1963, he stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama to prevent two black students from entering. Wallace moved aside when the National Guard, ordered there by President Kennedy, accompanied the students. The Presidential nominee of the American Independent Party in 1968, Wallace won 46 Electoral Votes from five southern states. He again sought the Democratic nomination for President in 1972. While campaigning in Maryland, Wallace survived an assassination attempt, but he was permanently paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Wallace placed third in the voting at the Democratic National Convention in 1972 and fourth in 1976. As he grew older, Wallace disavowed his old segregationist positions. He received many votes and endorsements from Blacks in his last campaign for Governor, and Wallace would appoint African Americans to many key posts. Lightly creased with folds, not at signature. Fine condition.