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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Document page, likely from a memoir, deposition, or investigative report
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Summary
The text details a political deal between the narrator (implied to be Richard Nixon) and Governor George Wallace. The narrator describes agreeing to drop a federal investigation into Wallace and his brother in exchange for Wallace promising not to run on a third-party ticket in the 1972 election.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| George Wallace | ||
| Gerald Wallace | ||
| Donald | ||
| John Mitchell |
Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| IRS | ||
| Justice Department | ||
| House of Representatives | ||
| Democrat |
Timeline (4 events)
1970 investigation launch
1971 meeting with John Mitchell
May 1971 flight to Birmingham
1972 election planning
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Key Quotes (2)
"“We’ ve got to stop George Wallace. He could force the election into the House of Representatives if he runs on a third party ticket again.”"Source
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Quote #1
"I promised that Mitchell would call off the investigation of Wallace and his brother... and the governor in turn promised me that if he ran in ’ 72 it would only be as a Democrat."Source
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threat. In fact, we had already taken certain steps to preclude any such
possibility. In 1970, immediately after he became governor of Alabama
again, the IRS and the Justice Department launched an investigation of
Wallace and his brother Gerald for tax evasion and other forms of financial
corruption.
possibility. In 1970, immediately after he became governor of Alabama
again, the IRS and the Justice Department launched an investigation of
Wallace and his brother Gerald for tax evasion and other forms of financial
corruption.
I don’ t fault Wallace for family loyalty, by the way. I have carried
out similar filial responsibility to my own brother, Donald. This is only
natural.
out similar filial responsibility to my own brother, Donald. This is only
natural.
In any event, John Mitchell, still attorney general at the time, came
to me early in 1971 and said, “We’ ve got to stop George Wallace. He
could force the election into the House of Representatives if he runs on a
third party ticket again.”
to me early in 1971 and said, “We’ ve got to stop George Wallace. He
could force the election into the House of Representatives if he runs on a
third party ticket again.”
In May of that year, I was in Mobile and invited Wallace to fly with
me on the presidential plane to Birmingham. En route, we shook hands on
an agreement. I promised that Mitchell would call off the investigation of
Wallace and his brother—although their underlings would still be subject
to prosecution—and the governor in turn promised me that if he ran in
’ 72 it would only be as a Democrat.
me on the presidential plane to Birmingham. En route, we shook hands on
an agreement. I promised that Mitchell would call off the investigation of
Wallace and his brother—although their underlings would still be subject
to prosecution—and the governor in turn promised me that if he ran in
’ 72 it would only be as a Democrat.
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