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'''Richard Brevard Russell Jr.''' (November 2, 1897 - January 21, 1971) was a U.S. senator from Georgia, serving for over thirty years in it until his death.
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'''Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.''' (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971), was a [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Georgia]], who served thirty years until his death.
  
 
==State legislature==
 
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===Warren Commission===
 
===Warren Commission===
After [[John F. Kennedy]] was assassinated, succeeding president [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] appointed Russell to the [[Warren Commission]] as part of the investigation. While most members concluded on the "single bullet theory," Russell, along with [[John Sherman Cooper]], were dissenters of the view, believing the theory was absurd.<ref>[http://22november1963.org.uk/richard-russell-warren-report Richard Russell and the Warren Report]</ref>
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After [[John F. Kennedy]] was assassinated, succeeding president [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] appointed Russell to the [[Warren Commission]], a body established to investigate he president's death. While most members concluded on the "single bullet theory," Russell, along with [[John Sherman Cooper]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[Kentucky]], were dissenters of the view, believing the theory was absurd.<ref>[http://22november1963.org.uk/richard-russell-warren-report Richard Russell and the Warren Report]</ref>
  
 
===Civil rights opposition===
 
===Civil rights opposition===
Russell, a lifelong opponent of civil rights, has led racist Southern Democrats in opposition to civil rights legislations ever since the 1930s. Democrat filibusters led by Russell included blocking Republican anti-lynching bills and, eventually during the 1960's, trying to halt the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] before the Senate was able to enact cloture.
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Russell, a lifelong opponent of civil rights, had led racist Southern Democrats in opposition to civil rights legislation ever since the 1930s. Democrat filibusters led by Russell included blocking Republican anti-[[lynching]] bills and, eventually during the 1960s, trying to halt the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] before the Senate was able to enact cloture.
  
 
==Legacy==
 
==Legacy==
Russell has the Russell Senate Office Building named after him.<ref>[https://www.aoc.gov/capitol-buildings/russell-senate-office-building Russell Senate Office Building]</ref> Over forty years after it had been named for Russell, liberals such as [[Chuck Schumer]] demanded that the building be re-named for [[RINO]] [[John McCain]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/richard-russell-senate-building/ FLASHBACK: Who Was Richard Russell, And Why Does Chuck Schumer Want A Fellow Democrat’s Name Removed From A Building?]</ref>
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Russell has the Russell Senate Office Building named after him.<ref>[https://www.aoc.gov/capitol-buildings/russell-senate-office-building Russell Senate Office Building]</ref> Over forty years after it had been named for Russell, liberals such as [[Chuck Schumer]] demanded that the building be renamed for [[RINO]] [[John McCain]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/richard-russell-senate-building/ FLASHBACK: Who Was Richard Russell, And Why Does Chuck Schumer Want A Fellow Democrat’s Name Removed From A Building?]</ref>
  
 
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*[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/richard-b-russell-jr-1897-1971 Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897-1971)]
 
*[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/richard-b-russell-jr-1897-1971 Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897-1971)]
  
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Revision as of 12:03, September 10, 2020

Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.
Richard Russell Jr.jpg
President pro tempore of the Senate
From: January 3, 1969 – January 21, 1971
Predecessor Carl Hayden
Successor Allen J. Ellender
U.S. Senator from Georgia
From: January 12, 1933 – January 21, 1971
Predecessor John S. Cohen
Successor David H. Gambrell
Governor of Georgia
From: June 27, 1931 – January 10, 1933
Predecessor Lamartine Griffin Hardman
Successor Eugene Talmadge
Georgia House of Representatives
From: 1921 – 1931
Predecessor ?
Successor ?
Information
Party Democrat
Spouse(s) None (lifelong bachelor)

Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971), was a U.S. Senator from Georgia, who served thirty years until his death.

State legislature

Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1920 at age 23, Russell was a strong advocate of public schooling and the improvisation of highways.

Governor of Georgia

A fiscal conservative, Russell's tenure as the governor of Georgia was marked with the re-organization of the state governments, the reduction of state expenditures, and a balanced budget. Accomplishing all of it in less than two years, he cut no salaries aside from his own, and would move on to be elected into the U.S. Senate.

Senate career

Conservative Coalition

While initially a strong supporter of FDR's policies, Russell later began to split with Roosevelt and became a leader in the Conservative Coalition in 1937.

Warren Commission

After John F. Kennedy was assassinated, succeeding president Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Russell to the Warren Commission, a body established to investigate he president's death. While most members concluded on the "single bullet theory," Russell, along with John Sherman Cooper, a Moderate Republican from Kentucky, were dissenters of the view, believing the theory was absurd.[1]

Civil rights opposition

Russell, a lifelong opponent of civil rights, had led racist Southern Democrats in opposition to civil rights legislation ever since the 1930s. Democrat filibusters led by Russell included blocking Republican anti-lynching bills and, eventually during the 1960s, trying to halt the 1964 Civil Rights Act before the Senate was able to enact cloture.

Legacy

Russell has the Russell Senate Office Building named after him.[2] Over forty years after it had been named for Russell, liberals such as Chuck Schumer demanded that the building be renamed for RINO John McCain.[3]

References

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