January 3rd, 1969: The 91st Congress is convened. In the Senate, there are 51 Democrats, 48 Republicans and 1 Social Democrat. In the house, there are 211 Democrats, 185 Republicans and 39 Social Democrats
January 20th, 1969: George Wallace is inaugurated as president
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George Wallace’s inauguration marked the first time someone from the Deep South became president since Zachary Taylor. Wallace was as much of a hawk as Symington was, however, the Democrats, despite being pretty loyal to the president, was divided on the Vietnam issue (the reason the anti-Vietnam war Democrats didn’t go to the Social Democrats is due to their leftist views on Abortion, Homosexuality and others). Wallace’s Secretary of State, Robert McNamara tried to appeal to congress by saying that “Communism threatens our very way of life” and that “After Vietnam, Brezhnev will go after Thailand, India, Iran, and Pakistan and then he will target our backyard. Do we want this to happen?” This didn’t persuade many people.
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis occurred after a couple of Chinese ships shelled a village in Taiwan. This nearly caused a war, but after some negotiations, the crisis was defused.
The results of the 1970 midterms:
Republican: 50 (+2)
Democratic: 48 (-3)
Social Democratic: 2 (+1)
Republican: 207 Seats (+22)
Democratic: 199 Seats (-12)
Social Democratic: 29 Seats (-10)
The Republicans had surprised everyone by gaining 22 seats and hence making Gerald Ford Speaker of the House. The last two times the Republicans held the house, they messed it up in the two years they had, time will tell whether or not they will hold on to this for more than two years. Many, including President Wallace, suspect that this due to low Democratic turnout and high Republican turnout.
By January 19th, 1971, the last South Vietnamese troops surrendered, which caused Vietnam to be unified under one communist nation. Senator Barry Goldwater attacked Wallace on this. His attacks led to him becoming the pre-primary GOP frontrunner.
All in all, the first term of the Wallace Administration was peaceful. However, that could be both a plus and a negative, as the Republicans are already calling him a “lame duck”
WALLACE CABINET
President: George C. Wallace
Vice President: Sargent Shriver
Secretary of State: Robert McNamara
Secretary of the Treasury: Joseph W. Barr
Secretary of Defense: Clark M. Clifford
Attorney General: Ramsay Clark
Secretary of the Interior: Cecil Andrus
Secretary of Agriculture: Frank B. Morrison
Secretary of Commerce: Abraham A. Ribicoff
Secretary of Labor: Frank Fitzsimmons
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Wilbur J. Cohen
January 20th, 1969: George Wallace is inaugurated as president
_________________
George Wallace’s inauguration marked the first time someone from the Deep South became president since Zachary Taylor. Wallace was as much of a hawk as Symington was, however, the Democrats, despite being pretty loyal to the president, was divided on the Vietnam issue (the reason the anti-Vietnam war Democrats didn’t go to the Social Democrats is due to their leftist views on Abortion, Homosexuality and others). Wallace’s Secretary of State, Robert McNamara tried to appeal to congress by saying that “Communism threatens our very way of life” and that “After Vietnam, Brezhnev will go after Thailand, India, Iran, and Pakistan and then he will target our backyard. Do we want this to happen?” This didn’t persuade many people.
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis occurred after a couple of Chinese ships shelled a village in Taiwan. This nearly caused a war, but after some negotiations, the crisis was defused.
The results of the 1970 midterms:
Republican: 50 (+2)
Democratic: 48 (-3)
Social Democratic: 2 (+1)
Republican: 207 Seats (+22)
Democratic: 199 Seats (-12)
Social Democratic: 29 Seats (-10)
The Republicans had surprised everyone by gaining 22 seats and hence making Gerald Ford Speaker of the House. The last two times the Republicans held the house, they messed it up in the two years they had, time will tell whether or not they will hold on to this for more than two years. Many, including President Wallace, suspect that this due to low Democratic turnout and high Republican turnout.
By January 19th, 1971, the last South Vietnamese troops surrendered, which caused Vietnam to be unified under one communist nation. Senator Barry Goldwater attacked Wallace on this. His attacks led to him becoming the pre-primary GOP frontrunner.
All in all, the first term of the Wallace Administration was peaceful. However, that could be both a plus and a negative, as the Republicans are already calling him a “lame duck”
WALLACE CABINET
President: George C. Wallace
Vice President: Sargent Shriver
Secretary of State: Robert McNamara
Secretary of the Treasury: Joseph W. Barr
Secretary of Defense: Clark M. Clifford
Attorney General: Ramsay Clark
Secretary of the Interior: Cecil Andrus
Secretary of Agriculture: Frank B. Morrison
Secretary of Commerce: Abraham A. Ribicoff
Secretary of Labor: Frank Fitzsimmons
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Wilbur J. Cohen