Telegram from Governor George Wallace to President Johnson
3/19/1965
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Governor George Wallace of Alabama sent this message summarizing a resolution passed by the Alabama State Senate and House of Representatives. He conveys the sentiment that the Federal Government, not the state of Alabama, should bear the financial burden of calling the Alabama National Guard for the proposed march from Selma to Montgomery.
This primary source comes from the Collection LBJ-WHCF: White House Central Files (Johnson Administration).
Full Citation: Telegram from George Wallace to the President; 3/19/1965; HU 2/ST 1: Equality of the Races/Alabama; White House Subject Files on Human Rights, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969; Collection LBJ-WHCF: White House Central Files (Johnson Administration); Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, TX. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/wallace-to-president, March 15, 2025]Rights: In Copyright Learn more on our privacy and legal page.