statement, he refused to cooperate. Rather than abide by the court order, he claimed he was obliged to “harmonize [his] actions under the Constitution of Arkansas with the requirements of the Constitution of the United States”—as if he had a right to choose which document he would obey. When he returned to Little Rock, he did not withdraw the National Guard, nor did he issue them a change of orders. The stalemate endured. Eisenhower called Brownell and admitted, “You were right. Faubus broke his word.”
