George Wallace

**George Wallace** is an American politician and the Governor of Alabama. The champion of the States' Right Party, George Wallace is a southern opportunist whose staunchly segregationist platform has attracted many supporters. Should Nixon sign the Civil Rights Act into law, Wallace will do everything in his power to become the NPP’s nominee and potentially become president. As president, Wallace would repeal the Civil Rights Act and push for the universal segregation of whites and blacks *forever*.

## In-game

Wallace can only become the 1964 candidate for the National Progressive Pact if the Nixon administration passes the Civil Rights Act. If Wallace is elected, he will do what he can to preserve racial segregation. Despite having his main focus on discriminative policies, he also wants to make legislation to earn support of the labor unions, although it is mainly to secure votes.

## Wallace's impeachment

Since Wallace's presidency is mainly focused on segregation, he can lose support and be impeached. His successor Curtis LeMay will subsequently focus on purging segregationists from the National Progressive Pact. If the Sovereign caucus of the NPP gained support during the South African War, this could lead to the radicalization of the segregationists, who will defect to the National States' Rights Party.

## In-Game Description

George C. Wallace portrays himself a both an honorable Southern gentleman and a true red-blooded American, being the only one willing to protect his proud country from the Japanazi menace while preserving the rights and liberties his people hold dear. In reality he is an opportunist par excellence, willing to mold his ideology as he sees fit in order to maximize the possible turnout at the polls. Seeking to court the fine white voters as governor in his native Alabama, this inevitably manifested itself as a staunch segregationist platform, defending it on all fronts from un-American fifth columnists seeking to undermine states' rights. As the Democratic Party imploded in 1948 and the "Solid South's" party loyalty wavered, Wallace eagerly jumped ship to Richard Russell Jr.'s fledgling States' Rights Party, then to the Patriotic Party, then finally to the National Progressive Pact.

On the campaign trail, Wallace successfully moderated his position just enough to win the support of the NPP's Frankensteinian voter base, and eventually the majority of the nation. Now that he finally sits in the White House, his alliance of convenience with many of the NPP's more left-leaning members is rapidly wearing thin - how do you hold together a party bound only by hatred of the establishment if you are the establishment? But Wallace likely doesn't plan for the alliance to last much longer. Rather, it seems he'll be using his time to legally buttress segregation as much as he can. When it is effectively impossible to dislodge, he will return home, where he shall be forever immortalized as the savior of the South.

## Trivia

If Wallace refuses to pass segregation (which is entirely possible if one focuses on other aspects of his focus tree, such as economics and foreign affairs), a special event will play where Wallace notes that while part of him will never be comfortable with integration, he enjoys being seen as the man who united America. This may be a reference to how later in life, Wallace renounced most of his racist views in the past. However, this is not reflected in his meeting with Martin Bormann, which will have him act ashamed of Bormann's approval, even if at the time, Wallace has not passed any segregationist policies.

## Quotes

"*I have failed this country. I have failed America. My career was a mistake. If I had known what I would cause, I would have stayed in the Army Air Corps and let myself get shot down. I am beyond saving. We both are."*

"*I have seen the hate in people's eyes when they look at me. I can tell myself that what I did was good and necessary but I know, in my heart of hearts, that it is a lie. My actions have made America a poorer nation and a more divided nation. My actions have allowed you, a man determined to end the American experiment, to ascend to the White House."*