Edited sentence: He convinced seven states to declare an "Alamo Day" in the weeks leading up to the movie's release and sent information to elementary schools around the United States to assist in teaching about the Alamo.In 1960, the world premier of the "The Alamo" was held at the now historic WOODLAWN THEATRE in San Antonio Texas.Wayne hired Russell Birdwell to coordinate the media campaign for the movie's release.[13] Birdwell believed that a successful media campaign was one that created news