Brochure and card promoting Lurleen Wallace for governor of Alabama, 1966. Friends of Mrs. George C. Wallace. 2 items, a tri-fold brochure and double-sided card; dimensions refer to brochure when open.Highlights promises Wallace made in his 1962 campaign, shows how he made good on them, and gives a like number of promises for his wife's administration.
A restriction in Alabama's state constitution prevented Gov. George Wallace from seeking a second term in 1966. The first lady of Alabama, Lurleen Wallace, therefore ran as a surrogate for her husband, whose image featured prominently in the literature produced by the campaign. Mrs. Wallace won the election, but did not finish her term, succombing to cancer while in office, in the midst of her husband's presidential campaign in 1968. She remains the only woman to govern the state, and the only female governor to die in office.
