L. Clifford Davis, a young lawyer representing the students, sent a telegram to the governor, Allan Shivers: “This morning a mob of 300 men gathered at the school to prevent their enrollment ...

The “tidelands controversy” was so important that in 1952, conservative Democratic Governor Allan Shivers backed Republican Presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower, after the latter promised ...

Four other state governors were inaugurated last week: Texas. Governor Allan Shivers, sworn in for his third full term, quoted from the Book of Psalms. “So teach us to number our days,” said ...