Orval Faubus
36th governor of Arkansas (1910-1994) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84
Orval Eugene Faubus was an American politician who served as the 36th governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967, as a member of the Southern Democratic Party.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower1955Named Governor of ArkansasOffice11 January 1955 to 10 January 19671910Born7 January 1910People around Orval
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Faubus speaking to a crowd protesting the integration of Little Rock schools
Faubus with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Arkansas Congressman Brooks Hays after a meeting on the Little Rock school crisis at the Newport Naval Base, September 14, 1957.
Faubus speaking to reporters after his meeting with Eisenhower at the Newport Naval Base, September 14, 1957.
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He is best known for the 1957 Little Rock Crisis, when he refused to comply with a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education, and ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent black students from attending Little Rock Central High School. He was elected to six two-year terms as governor.
