Word: talking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...beyond "The Speech." The best part of the assignment, says Williams, "is the outdoor rallies: the signs, the shouting from both sides and this week, the fine fall weather. Wallace, his supporters and his hecklers, turn one another on. That's when a reporter gets a chance to talk to both backers and opponents. That's when he gets real clues to the depth of feeling behind the Wallace movement...
After the entertainment, out steps George. He is generally introduced by Aide Dick Smith, one of about 40 traveling Wallace staffers, all of whom (except for Tom Turnipseed of South Carolina) are from Alabama. A weekly-newspaper editor from York, Smith gives a brief, effective warm-up talk, while Wallace girls, dressed in dark skirts and white blouses, pass up the aisles with yellow contribution buckets. When Smith and the girls are finished, Wallace marches up to the lectern...
...talk rarely varies in content, but the format does. Wallace simply chooses from his compendium of evils as they come to mind. "Now I want to say something about Viet Nam," he will say by way of introduction, or "Let's talk about law 'n' order." While the crowd is cheering, he will often spit quickly and inconspicuously into a white handkerchief...
Much of Wallace's appeal lies in personal contact. After each talk, dozens of Wallaceites line up patiently to shake his hand and say "God bless you, Governor," or "You're the only hope for America." The candidate acknowledges each message with a hand squeeze and a nod, occasionally saying "Thank y'all for heppin...
Gorey: Humphrey seems psychologically incapable of being on time. The reason is talk-whether to a group, a person, even a dog. He can't leave until he has indulged in verbal overkill...