How LDS apostle Ezra Taft Benson nearly became George Wallace’s running mate in a segregationist’s dream ticket
Church President David O. McKay waffled but ultimately nixed the idea.
(Brigham Young University; AP) Former church President and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson, left, and former Alabama Gov. George Wallace. Benson made a push to be Wallace's running mate in the 1968 presidential election.
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