He placed the Arkansas National Guard under federal control and sent 1,000 U.S.Army paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division to assist them in restoring order in Little Rock.

• 他下令联邦政府直接控管阿肯色州国家警卫队并派出美国第101空降师中的1,000位伞兵来协助阿肯色州国家警卫队维持小岩城内的秩序。