Richard Russell Jr.
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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. was an American politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 66th governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years,
Russell in 1952
Russell and President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1963
A statue of Russell by Frederick Hart is in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building.
Letter from Russell about Civil Rights Act
Warren Commission
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The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson through Executive Order 11130 on Novem
Richard Russell Jr.
…for President of the United States at the 1948 Democratic National Convention and the 1952 Democratic National Convention. He was also a member of the Warren Commission. Russell supported racial segregation and co-authored the Southern Manifesto with Strom Thurmond. Russell and 17 fellow Democratic Senators, along with…
Cover of final report
The Warren Commission on 14 August 1964.
Earl Warren
Richard Russell Jr.