George and Lurleen Wallace spent much time at Memorial Hall through their involvement in community events and the education of their children. Together they served 17 years as Governor and were the only husband and wife to serve as Alabama’s Governor. George Wallace served an unprecedented four terms as Governor from Jan. 14, 1963, to Jan. 16, 1967, from Jan. 18, 1971, to Jan. 15, 1979, and from Jan. 17, 1983, to Jan. 19, 1987. When he could not succeed himself, Lurleen Wallace ran and was inaugurated Jan. 16, 1967. She died in office May 7, 1968. George Wallace also ran for President four times, served in the Alabama Legislature from 1946 to 1950, and as Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit from 1953 to 1959. They are interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery.