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   Where did Edwin Walker start his post-military career?

   • In the early 1960s, Dallas, Texas was a “bastion of political conservatism,” the perfect place for General Edwin Walker to launch his post-military career, says Bill Minutaglio, journalist and co-author with Steven L. Davis of Dallas 1963.

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   Why did General Walker leave the Army?

   • General Walker, a lanky, much-decorated Texan who led combat units in World War II and the Korean War, ended his 30-year Army career because, he said, he "could no longer serve in uniform and be a collaborator with the release of United States sovereignty to the United Nations."

   Gen. Edwin Walker, 83, Is Dead; Promoted Rightist Causes in 60's

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   Is Edwin Walker dead?

   • Edwin Walker, 83, Is Dead; Promoted Rightist Causes in 60's". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2016. ^ Smith, Jeff (March 19, 2009). The Presidents We Imagine: Two Centuries of White House Fictions on the Page, on the Stage, Onscreen, and Online. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299231835. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via Google Books.

   Edwin Walker - Wikipedia

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   What did General Walker do in Little Rock?

   • In 1957, as commander of the Arkansas military district, General Walker led the troops ordered to Little Rock by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to quell disturbances resulting from the integration of public schools there.

   Gen. Edwin Walker, 83, Is Dead; Promoted Rightist Causes in 60's

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edwin_WalkerEdwin Walker - Wikipedia

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   Edwin Anderson Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993) was a United States Army major general who served in World War II and the Korean War. He became known for his staunch conservative political opinions and was criticized by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower for promoting personal political views while in uniform.

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   Nov 9, 2021 · Before JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald Tried to Assassinate a Former Army General. Oswald's would-be victim on April 10, 1963, was an ultra-conservative firebrand named Edwin Walker. By: Dave Roos....

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Edwin-Anderson-WalkerEdwin Walker | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   May 10, 2024 · Edwin Walker was a U.S. Army general who served valiantly in World War II and the Korean War but later resigned (1961) with the rank of major general after receiving a public admonishment for having circulated right-wing literature to his troops in Germany and for publicly asserting that former.

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7. www.nytimes.com › 1993/11/02 › obituariesGen. Edwin Walker, 83, Is Dead; Promoted Rightist Causes in ...

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   Nov 2, 1993 · Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, whose right-wing political activities led to an official rebuke and his resignation from the Army in 1961, died on Sunday at his home in Dallas. He was 83. The...

8. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesWalker, Edwin A. - TSHA

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   Jan 1, 1996 · Walker, Edwin A. (1909–1993). Edwin A. Walker, United States army general, was born in Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on November 10, 1909, the son of George Pickney and Charolette (Thorton) Walker. After public school he attended Schreiner Institute and then the New Mexico Military Institute from 1925 until his graduation in 1927.

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10. muse.jhu.edu › book › 111684Project MUSE - The Insurrectionist

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    Peter Adams’s The Insurrectionist is the first comprehensive biography of Major General Edwin A. Walker, a figure who, in the 1950s and 1960s, became a leader of a far-right political movement known for its elaborate conspiracy theories, authoritarianism, and uncompromising white supremacy.

11. www.archives.gov › research › jfkChapter 4 | National Archives

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    Aug 15, 2016 · At approximately 9 p.m., on April 10, 1963, in Dallas, Tex., Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, an active and controversial figure on the American political scene since his resignation from the U.S. Army in 1961, narrowly escaped death when a rifle bullet fired from outside his home passed near his head as he was seated at his desk.700 There were no ...