Synopsis

This two-part portrait of George Wallace, as recounted by Randy Quaid, chronicles a man who, according to the narrator, "divided a nation and ignited a conservative movement that reshaped the country." The first part traces Wallace's ascent through politics up to 1968, the year his first wife, Lurleen, died, a period coinciding with his entry into the race for the presidency. It centers on what Quaid terms the "devil's bargain" Wallace struck to secure the governorship of Alabama. Contributing t