United States House of Representatives elections, 1968:
GOP: 229 (+32)
Dem: 199 (-39)
AIP: 7 (+7) (several defections from Southern Democrats)
Incumbent Speaker: John McCormack
Speaker-elect: Gerald Ford - supported by the AIP
The Cabinet of President George Wallace:
President: George Wallace
Vice President: Happy Chandler
Secretary of State: Ronald Reagan
Secretary of Defense: Barry Goldwater
Secretary of the Treasury: William F. Buckley
Federal Reserve Chairman: Paul Volcker
Attorney General: William Rehnquist
"The first order of business was to appoint a new Chief Justice and Associate Justice; I like both Robert Bork and Rehnquist, but because of Bork's lack of executive experience I made Rehnquist Chief Justice..."
- The Unintended Presidency, by George Wallace
03-11-1969: President Wallace sends 20,000 troops to North Vietnam to begin the invasion of Hanoi. Though mildly unpopular, with many hippies energized by the new president, popular unrest is at an all-time high.
04-09-1969: President Wallace resumes bombing in North Vietnam.
05-17-1969: President Wallace is shot by hippy protesters, and pulls out his revolver and begins shooting back. He is all right, and popular support for the hippy movement disintegrates over night as the President's approval rating skyrockets to 61%
Sorry. That line was a deal buster ;(
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