A.B. "Happpy" Chandler, George C. Wallace, and the presidential election of 1968
In 1968, former Alabama governor George C. Wallace's third-party presidential candidacy imploded as a result of a mismanaged, poorly conceived vice presidential selection process. Hill examines an important but often overlooked figure in this election drama, former baseball commissioner and two...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Historian (Kingston) 2002-04, Vol.64 (3/4), p.667 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In 1968, former Alabama governor George C. Wallace's third-party presidential candidacy imploded as a result of a mismanaged, poorly conceived vice presidential selection process. Hill examines an important but often overlooked figure in this election drama, former baseball commissioner and two-time Democratic Kentucky governor Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, arguing that Wallace's campaign might have survived longer had he kept Chandler on the ticket. |
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ISSN: | 0018-2370 1540-6563 |