Talk:George Wallace 1968 presidential campaign
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editWhen I read "won almost 10 million votes" I immediately thought of the obvious "next question" - that is, "Out of how many total votes?" So I added that total (from the Wikipedia entry on the 1968 election). As I did, I thought of the other obvious "next questions" that arose as I read - what percentage of the total were his almost 10 million votes? So I added that from Wikipedia. And I also wondered what the actual number was (how "almost" to 10 million was it?) I figured it'd be paradoxically easier to read and process the actual 7-digit number than "almost 10 million," so I replaced the latter. Hope this is clearer for other readers as well.Brozhnik (talk) 01:23, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
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Possible Running-Mates
editListing; prompted since John Wayne was recently removed, though I know he had been openly rumored as a possible pick. Checkmarks are just to self-indicate that I am no longer focusing on sourcing for that person. I will note, however, that I have found little evidence of KFC's Harland Sanders being considered; in searching Newspapers.com I found only two mentions (1, 2), and neither are conclusive as far as I am concerned, at least given the amount of traction that other names have. I realize that Dan T. Carter's "The Politics of Rages makes this claim, but I have no idea what his source is; it isn't directly noted, and there is a rather.... extensive bibliography to pull from which is beyond my means to search. Has anyone been able to find other sources on this, or at least any involvement between Sanders and Wallace?
- T. Coleman Andrews, Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1953-1955)[1]
- Ezra Taft Benson, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1953-1961)[2][3][1]
- Jimmie Davis, Governor of Louisiana (1944-1948, 1960-1964)[3]
- Orval Faubus, Governor of Arkansas (1955-1967)[3]
- Paul Harvey, Broadcaster for ABC News Radio (1951-2008)[2][4][5][3][1][6][7] ✔
- Louise Day Hicks, Member of the Boston School Committee (1961-1970; Chair 1963-1965)[8][2][9][10] ✔
- J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1935-1972)[1]
- Curtis LeMay, General in the U.S. Air Force (1929-1965)[2][4][3][1][6]
- John Wayne, Actor[11][12][13][7] ✔
Ariostos (talk) 19:01, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
- I recently exchanged emails with Professor Dan Carter about Harland Sanders, and he confirmed with me that Sanders had indeed been considered "at some length" by the Wallace campaign, at least based on interviews he conducted with Jones, Trammell and Turnipseed. However, it was determined that Sanders did not have the "weight" they found appropriate for a running-mate, at least when put alongside such figures as Happy Chandler and Curtis LeMay. Ariostos (talk) 17:34, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Wallace May Reveal 'Mate' In State Tour, Aide Says". The Lansing State Journal. September 27, 1968.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ticket Mate For Wallace Still Secret". The Columbus Enquirer. September 5, 1968.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Wallace Unperturbed At Support By Rightwing Extremists". The Tulsa Daily World. September 26, 1968.
- 1 2 "Wallace Tells Press: Convention Is Planned Soon". The Huntsville News. September 11, 1968.
- ↑ "Harvey Says Solution To Poverty Is 'Work'". The Lexington Leader. September 11, 1968.
- 1 2 "Wallace May Tell Running Mate Today; Paul Harvey, LeMay Are Considered". The Chicago Tribune. September 30, 1968.
- 1 2 "Wallace Hits Hard For Labor Vote On Midwestern Stump". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1968.
- ↑ "Wallace Rules Out Mrs. Hicks As Running Mate". The Standard-Times. February 9, 1968.
- ↑ "Mrs. Hicks Said Possible Choice As Wallace VP". The Springfield Union. September 7, 1968.
- ↑ "Mrs. Hicks Denies She's A Candidate". The Standard-Times. September 8, 1968.
- ↑ "John Wayne Seen Possible Wallace Choice". The Tampa Tribune. October 1, 1968.
- ↑ "John Wayne: I'm Not Wallace VP". The Press Democrat. October 1, 1968.
- ↑ "Wayne's Son Raps Report". The San Francisco Examiner. October 1, 1968.