During an episode of CNN's "The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper" that aired last week, former State Treasurer and Public Service Commissioner George Wallace, Jr., son of former Gov. George Wallace, discussed the attempt on his father's life in 1972 at a shopping center in Laurel, Md. during a presidential campaign event.
Saturday, George Wallace, Jr., son of former Gov. George Wallace, who was left paralyzed below the waist for the rest of his life after an assassination attempt during his 1972 presidential bid, reacted to the news that former President Donald Trump faced an apparent assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pa.
George Wallace, Jr. is the namesake of one of the nation’s best-known governors. George Jr. served as Alabama’s State Treasurer and Public Service Commissioner. Now, he has released a book about his famous father that is an in-depth dive into the man and out of the myth.
1819 News recently sat down with the son of Alabama Governor George Wallace Sr., to discuss his new book, highlighting aspects of his father’s life that are less known and noting the famed separatist's change of heart later in life.