Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project, 1971-2002
175 interviews

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Preferred Citation: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia.


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SCOPE AND CONTENT:


The collection consists of 175 oral history interviews relating to the personal and political life of Richard B. Russell. Interviewees include members of the Russell family, his staff and interns, other senators and public figures, and friends. The primary interviewer was Hugh Cates, a public relations manager at Southern Bell and secretary of the Russell Foundation (1977-1981). Most of the interviews were recorded between 1971 and 1979, but the majority during 1971 after Senator Russell's death. Other interviewers outside of the Russell Foundation Oral History Project include: William Stueck, Karen Kelly, Barboura Raesly, Robert G. Stephens, Jr., Dwight L. Freshley, Tom Jackson, Angus Hepburn, and Russell Library staff. Interviews provide insight into Senator Russell's political career as State Representative, Governor, and U.S. Senator, his views on various topics such as civil rights and Vietnam, and his personality and family life.

In November 2002, the Russell Foundation celebrated the 105th anniversary of Senator Russell's birth and at the celebratory events in Athens, Russell Library staff interviewed interns and pages who worked on Senator Russell's patronage and one former staff member. Interviewees discuss their experiences as a part of Russell's student patronage program, c. 1957-1971, and as a part of Russell's office.



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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THIS REPOSITORY:

Richard B. Russell, Sr. Papers
Ina Dillard Russell Papers
Lewis C. Russell Papers
William John and Addie Day Russell Papers
Ina Russell Stacy Papers
Patience Elizabeth Russell Peterson Papers
Hugh Peterson, Sr. Papers
Robert L. Russell, Jr. Papers
Herman E. Talmadge Collection
Lamartine G. Hardman Collection

 

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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN OTHER REPOSITORIES:

John C. Stennis Papers, Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University
Lyndon B. Johnson Papers, Lyndon B. Johnson Library
Richard B. Russell, Jr. Gubernatorial Papers, Georgia Department of Archives and History
U.S. Senate. Committee on Appropriations, Center for Legislative Archives, NARA
U.S. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Center for Legislative Archives, NARA



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INTERVIEW DESCRIPTIONS:

AGNEW, SPIRO THEODORE. Vice President of the United States, 1969 - 1973. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Richard M. Nixon; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 6 pp.

ALLEN, IVAN, JR. Atlanta Mayor, 1961 - 1969. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Georgia Governors; Georgia politics and government; Lyndon B. Johnson; Presidential election (1952); Race relations. 12 pp.

ALLEN, JAMES BROWNING. U. S. Senator (D-Alabama). Topics: Presidential election (1952); Southern States politics and government; U. S. Senate. 14 pp.

ASKEW, CARLTON KING. Elevator operator, Senator Russell's Patronage Program, September 1966 to March 1967. Interviewed by Greta Browning. Topics: duties and experiences; contact with Senator Russell; patronage program hiring; interaction with other senators; influence of experience on future career. 10 pp. OH RBR 166.

AUSTIN, JOHN RICH. Personal Friend. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); John F. Kennedy assassination; Senate Committee on Appropriations; U. S. Senate election (1932). 32 pp.

AUSTIN, LUKE. Personal Friend and Caretaker of Russell Estate (Winder, Georgia). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Lyndon B. Johnson; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 18 pp.

BATES, WILLIAM MURRAY. Richard B. Russell Press Secretary. Topics: Georgia Governors; Labor laws and legislation; Presidential election (1952); Race relations; Warren Commission. 49 pp.

BAYH, BIRCH EVAN. U. S. Senator (D-Indiana). Topics: Supreme Court; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Voting (18 year old vote). 7 pp.

BEALL, JOHN GLENN, JR. U. S. Senator (R-Maryland). Topics: Spiro T. Agnew; Anecdotes of Senator Russell; George Radcliffe Republican Party; U. S. Senate. 7 pp.

BENNETT, WALLACE FOSTER. U. S. Senator (R-Utah). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Governmental investigations; Race relations; Republican Party; U. S. Senate committees. 6 pp.

BENNETT, WILLIAM TAPLEY, SR. and BENNETT, WILLIAM TAPLEY, JR. County Agent University of Georgia Extension Service; U. S. Ambassador. Topics: Agricultural extension workers; Agricultural industries; Ambassadors; Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Cuban Missile Crisis Oct. 1962; Dominican Republic; J. William Fulbright; Kennedy family. 38 pp.

BENTLEY, JAMES LYNWOOD, JR. Attorney at Law and Comptroller General, Georgia 1963-1965. Topics: Aircraft industry; Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Civil Rights Bill of 1964; Georgia politics and government; Race relations; Senate Committee on Armed Services; U. S. Senate election (1936); Eugene Talmadge; Herman E. Talmadge. 35 pp.

BIBLE, ALAN HARVEY. U. S. Senator (D-Nevada). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Presidential election (1952); Political parties; Senate Committee on Appropriations; State rights. 13 pp.

BOGGS, JAMES CALEB. U. S. Senator (R-Delaware). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Republican Party; U. S. Presidents; Senate Committee on Appropriations. 5 pp.

BRENKWORTH, ROBERT ANTHONY. Comptroller U. S. Senate 1969-1973. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Battleships--USS New Jersey; U. S. Senate; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 17 pp.

BROCK, WILLIAM EMERSON III. U. S. Senator (R-Tennessee). Topics: Republican Party; Southern States politics and government. 5 pp.

BROOKE, EDWARD WILLIAM. U. S. Senator (R-Massachusetts). Topics: Afro-American politicians; Anecdotes of Senator Russell. 5 pp.

BROOKS, DAVID WILLIAM. General Manager and Chairman, Board of Directors, Gold Kist, Inc. 1968- . Topics: Agricultural education; Agricultural laws and legislation; Agriculture--International Cooperation; Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Ezra Taft Benson; Cotton trade, Cuban Missile Crisis Oct. 1962; Depressions, 1929; Walter F. George; Lyndon B. Johnson; Douglas MacArthur; Poultry industry; Presidential elections (1952 and 1960); Senate Committee on Appropriations; Herman E. Talmadge. 55 pp.

BRUMBY, OTIS A., JR. Attorney at Law, Newspaper Publisher, Senate Page. Topics: Aircraft Industry (Georgia); Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Lyndon B. Johnson; Presidential election (1952); U. S. Senate Page program; U. S. Senate election (1955). 11 pp.

BRYAN, MORRIS M. Board of Trustees Richard B. Russell Foundation. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Georgia politics and government; Lyndon B. Johnson; Presidential election (1952); Public schools; Dean Rusk; Richard B. Russell Foundation; Textile industry; U. S. Senate election (1966). 19 pp.

BURDICK, QUENTIN N. U. S. Senator (D-North Dakota). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Legislators (U.S.) U. S. Senate. 4 pp.

BYRD, HARRY FLOOD, JR. U. S. Senator (I-Virginia). Topics: Harry F. Byrd, Sr.; Political parties; U. S. Senate Committees. 8 pp.

BYRD, ROBERT CARLYLE. U. S. Senator (D-West Virginia). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Proxy vote; Senate Majority Whip. 8 pp.

CALHOUN, LAWTON MILLER. Trustee Richard B. Russell Foundation. Topics: Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); Georgia politics and government; Lyndon B. Johnson; Kennedy family; General Douglas MacArthur; Richard B. Russell Foundation; U. S. Senate elections (1932, 1936, 1938); Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Warren Commission; World War, 1939-1945. 30 pp.

CAMPBELL, JAMES PHILANDER, JR. Undersecretary, Department of Agriculture, 1969-1975. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Georgia governors; Senator Russell's legislative style. 27 pp.

CANNON, HOWARD WALTER. U. S. Senator (D-Nevada). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Military bases; Military education; Senate Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Armed Services. 7 pp.


CARLTON, JOHN THOMAS. Colonel. Executive Director of the Reserve Officers Association 1957-1971. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Walter F. George; Lyndon B. Johnson; Judges; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; George Smathers; Harry S. Truman. 43 pp.

CARTER, JAMES EARL, Jr. President of the U.S. (1977-1981). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Harry Byrd; Admiral Hyman Rickover; Russell's political legacy; Hal Suit; Ernest Vandiver; U. S. Navy. 11 pp.

CHAPMAN, GEORGIA M. Waitress, U. S. Senate Dining Room. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Russell's benevolence to Ms. Chapman. 7 pp.


CLELAND, JOSEPH MAXWELL. Administrator of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration, 1977-1981. Topics: Civil rights movements; Russell's faith in American government; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; War injuries. 10 pp.

COCKE, ERLE, JR. Campaign manager for Senator Russell. Topics: Presidential election (1952); Russell's refusal for speech writers; U.S. Senate elections. 22 pp.

COLLINS, LINTON McGEE. Judge, United States Court of Claims. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Douglas MacArthur; National defense; New Deal, 1933-1939; Democratic National Conventions (1948,1952); Russell's political philosophy; Harry S. Truman; United Nations. 21 pp.

COOPER, JOHN SHERMAN. U. S. Senator (R-Kentucky). Topics: Center College; John F. Kennedy assassination; Marina Oswald; U. S. Senate committees; Warren Commission. 10 pp.

COX, MARVIN HILL. Congressional relations officer, United States Information Agency. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Burke and Bullock Counties, 1930s; County unit system; Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); Georgia politics and government; Douglas MacArthur; New Deal, 1933-1939; Russell's character; U. S. Senate elections (1932, 1936, 1938); Office of War Information in Southeast. 22 pp.

CRANSTON, ALAN. U. S. Senator (D-California). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Douglas MacArthur; Russell's personality and influence on Senate; Senate Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Immigration; U.S. Senate committee assignments. 8 pp.

CURTIS, CARL THOMAS. U. S. Senator (R-Nebraska). Topics: Agriculture; Republican Party; Russell's influence on Senate; Russell's patriotism and character. 6 pp.

DARDEN, GEORGE WASHINGTON (BUDDY), III. Attorney at Law; U. S. House of Representatives (D-Georgia). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Cuban Missile Crisis Oct. 1962; Demosthenian Society; Lyndon B. Johnson; Edward M. Kennedy; Russell correspondence; Russell's personality and working habits; Student patronage program; U. S. Military; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 35 pp.

DARDEN, WILLIAM HORACE (BILL). Judge, U. S. Court of Military Appeals, 1968-1974. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Madame Chiang Kai-shek; Cuban Missile Crisis Oct. 1962; Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); Gulf of Tonkin; Lyndon B. Johnson; Middle East; Military training; Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee; Republican Party; Russell's relationship with Secretaries of Defense; Russell's visit to Soviet Union; Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences; Senate Committee on Armed Services; Sputnik. 38 pp.

DAVISON, FREDERICK CORBET. President of the University of Georgia. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Richard B. Russell Agricultural Center; Federal programs; Dean Rusk; Richard B. Russell Foundation; Higher education; Student unrest 1960s; University of Georgia; University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. 11 pp.

DOMINICK, PETER H. U. S. Senator (R-Colorado). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Richard M. Nixon; Russell's influence on U. S. Senate; Russell's service on committees; Senate Committee on Armed Services; Soviet Union. 7 pp.

DOOLEY, VINCENT JOSEPH. Head Football Coach, University of Georgia. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Lyndon B. Johnson; Kennedy family; Russell's knowledge of sports and football; University of Georgia; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 14 pp.

DORSEY, JASPER N. Treasurer, Richard B. Russell Foundation. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Blue Key Society; Lyndon B. Johnson; Richard B. Russell Foundation; Richard B. Russell Memorial Library; Herman E. Talmadge; University of Georgia; U. S. Senate; Philip Weltner and Board of Regents. 26 pp.

DUNAHOO, ROBERT MARK. Judge of the Superior Court, Piedmont Circuit. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; James F. Byrnes; Walter F. George; Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); Georgia politics and government; Douglas MacArthur; National school lunch program; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Chief Justice Russell; Ina Dillard Russell; Russell's relationship with U. S. residents; Eugene Talmadge; Herman E. Talmadge; U. S. Senate election (1936). 92 pp.

DWOSKIN, HARRY. Personal friend. Topics: Personal anecdotes of Senator Russell; Abraham Ribicoff; Atlanta Jewish Community; Madame Chiang Kai-Chek; Israel; Lyndon B. Johnson; Lee Harvey Oswald; Carl Sanders; Warren Commission; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 51 pp.

EAGLETON, THOMAS FRANCIS. U. S. Senator (D-Missouri). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Baseball; Russell's legislative ability; Russell's non-partisanship; Russell's persuasiveness; Russell's respect in Senate; U. S. Supreme Court. 9 pp.

EASTLAND, JAMES OLIVER. U. S. Senator (D-Mississippi). Topics: Close association with Russell; Democratic National Convention (1952); European trip following World War, 1939-1945; Assessment of Russell's influence and value; Southern Caucus. 11 pp.

ELLENDER, ALLEN JOSEPH. U. S. Senator (D-Louisiana). Topics: Africa; Civil rights laws and legislation; Foreign aid; Poll tax; Race relations; Russell's illness; Russell's leadership; Russell's relocation proposal; U. S. Senate committees. 18 pp.

ERVIN, SAMUEL JAMES, JR. U. S. Senator (D-North Carolina). Topics: Cuban Missile Crisis Oct. 1962; Democratic National Conventions (1948; 1952); Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Douglas MacArthur; Russell's character and leadership; Russell's sense of humor; Senate Committee on Armed Services; Harry S. Truman; U. S Constitution; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Warren Commission. 19 pp.

FANNIN, PAUL JONES. U. S. Senator (R-Arizona). Topics: Democratic Party; Republican Party; Russell's expertise in parliamentary procedure; Russell's modesty; U. S. Senate. 6 pp.

FONG, HIRAM LEONG. U. S. Senator (R-Hawaii). Topics: Personal friendship; Presidential election (1952); Russell's influence on Senate; Russell's leadership; Senate Committee on Appropriations. 5 pp.

FORD, GERALD RUDOLPH, JR. U. S. President (1974-1977). Topics: Dwight D. Eisenhower; Joint Military Appropriations Committee; Korean Armistice; Richard M. Nixon; Presidential election (1952); Russell's contributions to nation and Senate; 21-day rule; U. S. Constitutional system; Warren Commission; Arthur Vandenberg. 28 pp.

FULBRIGHT, JAMES WILLIAM. U. S. Senator (D-Arkansas). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Commitments Resolution--War in Congo; Vietnamese Conflict; 1961-1975. 11 pp.

GAMBRELL, LUCK COLEMAN FLANDERS. Wife of U. S. Senator David Henry Gambrell (D-Georgia). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; David Gambrell's appointment as U. S. Senator to succeed Russell; Presidential election (1952); Russell's funeral. 20 pp.

GINN, RONALD BRYAN, "BO". U. S. Representative (D-Georgia). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Federal Welfare Program; Georgia politics and government; Georgia Southern College; Russell's character; Dr. Fielding Russell; Russell's relationship to staff; Herman E. Talmadge. 13 pp.

GOLDSMITH, JOHN ALAN. Professional staff member, U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Civil rights; Lyndon B. Johnson; Judges; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952); Press and politics; Russell's legislative skills; Admiral Lewis Strauss; Warren Commission; Earl Warren. 24 pp.

GOLDSTEIN, ABE. Chairman of Board of Prior Tire Company, personal friend of Senator Russell. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Israel; Israel-Arab War, 1967; Lyndon B. Johnson; Middle East; Personal friendship with Russell; Presidential election (1952); Carl Sanders; Warren Commission. 28 pp.

GOMEZ, MILLARD. Medical aide to attending physician at U. S. Capitol. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Civil rights laws and legislation; Emphysema; Parliamentary procedure. 20 pp.

GOODROE, JAMES D. Page, Senator Russell's Patronage Program, Summer 1964. Interviewed by Matthew Darby. Topics: duties and experiences; contact with Senator Russell; patronage program hiring; other students in Washington, D.C.; influence of patronage experience on Goodroe. 7 pp. OH RBR 167.

GRAYSON, SPENCE MONROE. U. S. Magistrate. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Lawrence Camp; Jimmy Carter; Civil rights; Walter F. George; Georgia Bar Association; Georgia gubernatorial elections (1930, 1970); Georgia politics and government; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; U. S. Senate elections (1932, 1936). 51 pp.


GREEN, MARY WILLIE RUSSELL (MRS. SAMUEL GORDON). Oldest child of Ina Dillard and Richard Brevard Russell, sister of Senator Russell. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Atomic bomb; Civil rights; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Family history and childhood recollections; Walter F. George; Georgia politics and government; Japan; Lyndon B. Johnson; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952); Russell's relationship with family; Margaret Sanger; Eugene Talmadge; Harry S. Truman; U. S. Senate election (1936); U. S. Supreme Court; Warren Commission; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; White House; Watergate; Woodrow Wilson. 101 pp.

GRIFFIN, ROBERT PAUL. U.S. Senator (R-Michigan). Topics: Labor laws and legislation; U.S. Senate; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 6 pp.

GRIFFIN, SAMUEL MARVIN. Governor (Georgia). Topics: Democratic National Conventions (1948, 1956); Walter F. George; Georgia gubernatorial elections (1930, 1970); Presidential elections (1952); Roads; Franklin D. Roosevelt; U.S. Senate elections (1936, 1966); World War, 1939-1945. 31 pp.

HALLMAN, F. EDWIN. Capitol policeman, Senator Russell's Patronage Program, Summer 1969. Interviewed by Matthew Darby. Topics: duties and experiences; Capitol Hill in Summer 1969; contact with Senator Russell; Senator Russell's reaction to Senator Everett Dirksen's death; contact with Senator Strom Thurmond; patronage program hiring process; other students in Washington, D.C., that summer. 5 pp. OH RBR 168.

HANSEN, CLIFFORD PETER. U.S. Senator (R-Wyoming). Topics: Busing for school integration; Richard M. Nixon; Parliamentary practices; School integration; U.S. Senate. 12 pp.

HARMAN, JR., CHARLES E. Elevator operator, Senator Russell's Patronage Program, Summer 1970. Interviewed by Matthew Darby. Topics: duties; patronage program hiring process; contact with Senator Russell; interaction with other senators; influence of experience on future career. 4 pp. OH RBR 169.

HARRIS, ROY VINCENT. Georgia Representative and Georgia Senator. Topics: Jimmy Carter; Communism; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Georgia House of Representatives; Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Presidential elections (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; University System of Georgia Board of Regents; U.S. Senate elections (1932, 1936, 1966); World War, 1939-1945. 41 pp.

HARRIS, WILLIAM C. Savannah (Georgia) newsman and politician. Topics: Civil rights; Harold L. Ickes; Archibald Lovett; Military bases; Richard M. Nixon; Hugh Peterson; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Richard B. Russell, Sr.; Senate Committee on Armed Services; U.S. Senate elections (1932); Carl Vinson; World War, 1939-1945. 55 pp.

HARRISON, HAROLD. Owner, Harrison Feed and Poultry Company (Georgia) and friend of Senator Russell. Topics: Herbert Humphrey; Lyndon B. Johnson; Poultry industry; Russell family. 10 pp.

HARTKE, RUPERT VANCE. U.S. Senator (D-Indiana). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; U.S. Senate. 5 pp.

HATFIELD, MARK ODOM. U.S. Senator (R-Oregon). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; U.S. Senate. 9 pp.

HAY, ISAAC, KLINE. Executive Secretary to Governor Russell. Topics: Depression, 1929; Walter F. George; Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); Political patronage; Presidential election (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; U.S. Senate elections (1932, 1936, 1938); William J. Harris. 61 pp.

HERRIN, HAROLD. Businessman and friend of Senator Russell. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Jere Cooper; Hubert Humphrey; Lyndon B. Johnson; Presidential election (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt. 46 pp.

HERSHEY, LEWIS BLAINE. Director, Office of Selective Service. Topics: Draft; Lyndon B. Johnson; Presidential election (1952); U.S. Army; Senate Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Armed Services; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 36 pp.

HOOPER, FRANK ARTHUR. Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Harrold Carswell; Civil rights; Georgia House of Representatives; Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); Alexander A. Lawrence; U.S. Senate elections (1932, 1936). 26 pp.

HOSMER, CRAIG MACARTHUR. Legislative Aide in the office of Senator Russell. Topics: Civil rights; U.S. Senate. 6 pp.

HOUSE, WILLIAM M. Elevator operator, Senator Russell's Patronage Program, Summer 1964. Interviewed by Greta Browning. Topics: duties and experiences; visitors to Capitol Hill during Civil Rights Bill debate; contact with Senator Russell; relationship of Senator Russell and Lyndon B. Johnson; influence of experience on future career and as student at University of Georgia; other students in Senator Russell's office and in other Senate offices; importance of being on Senator Russell's patronage. 8 pp. OH RBR 170.

HRUSKA, ROMAN LEE. U.S. Senator (R-Nebraska). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Parliamentary practices; U.S. Senate. 14 pp.

HUGES, HAROLD EVERETT. U.S. Senator (D-Iowa). Topics: Parliamentary practices; School integration; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 6 pp.

JACKSON, HENRY MARTIN. U.S. Senator (D-Washington). Topics: U.S. defense; U.S. Senate. 9 pp.

JENKINS, JR., A. FELTON. Capitol policeman, Senator Russell's Patronage Program , Summer 1963. Interviewed by Greta Browning. Topics: duties and experiences; visitors during debate of Civil Rights Bill; contact with Senator Russell; other students in Senator Russell's office and in other Senate offices; activities for students; influence of experience on future career; March on Washington and effect on Capitol Hill. 10 pp. OH RBR 171.

JOHNSON, LADY BIRD (CLAUDIA ALTA TAYLOR). First Lady. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Democratic Party; Lyndon B. Johnson; Alexander A. Lawrence; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential elections (1952, 1960); U.S. defense; U.S. Foreign policy. 40 pp.

JOHNSTON, FELTON MCLELLAN. Secretary for the U.S. Senate. Topics: Dwight D. Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Richard M. Nixon; Parliamentary practices; Presidential elections (1948, 1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman; U.S. Senate election (1966); Warren Commission. 21 pp.

JONES, JOHN MARVIN. U.S. Representative (D-Texas). Topics: Democratic National Conventions; Walter F. George; Lyndon B. Johnson; Douglas MacArthur; National school lunch program; New Deal, 1933-1939; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Warren Commission. 19 pp.

JORDAN, BENJAMIN EVERETT. U.S. Senator (D-North Carolina). Topics: Agriculture; Filibusters; Presidential election (1952); U.S. Foreign relations. 6 pp.

JORDAN, GWEN. Secretary in Senator Russell's office, September 1956 to January 1959. Interviewed by Greta Browning. Topics: hiring process; experience as a secretary for Senator Russell in Washington, D.C., office; Senator Russell's interaction with Jordan family; Senator Russell at Walter Reed Hospital. 6 pp. OH RBR 172.

JORDAN, LEONARD BECK. U.S. Senator (R-Idaho). Topics: Cold War; Georgia gubernatorial elections; Parliamentary practices; U.S. defense; U.S. Senate. 8 pp.

KELLEY, WAYNE P., JR. Journalist and Research Director, Congressional Quarterly. Topics: Alexander A. Lawrence; Lyndon B. Johnson; Press and politics; U.S. Senate. 29 pp.

KEMPTON, FRANK. Publisher and friend of Senator Russell. Topics: Georgia House of Representatives; Bessie Kempton; New Deal, 1933-1939; Carl Sanders; Eugene Talmadge; U.S. Senate election (1936); University of Georgia. 19 pp.

KENNEDY, HARVEY JOHN, JR. Military Aide to Senate Military Affairs Committee in Europe (1945). Topics: Gordon Military College; Franklin D. Roosevelt; U.S. Senate election (1936); Senate Committee on Military Affairs. 22 pp.

KIDD, DOUGLAS B. Student Patronage (Intern). Topics: Student patronage program. 4 pp.

KNOX, ROBERT E., JR. Student Patronage (Intern). Topics: Georgia gubernatorial election (1970); Knox family. 14 pp.

KNOX, WYCKLIFFE AUSTIN, JR. Student Patronage (Intern). Topics: Jimmy Carter; Georgia gubernatorial election (1970); John F. Kennedy; Robert Kennedy; Richard B. Russell Foundation; U. S. Senate election (1966). 22 pp.

LAWRENCE, ALEXANDER ATKINSON. Judge, United States District Court. Topics: Judges (U.S.); U.S. Supreme Court. 13 pp.

LEONARD, EARL T., JR. Press Secretary to Senator Richard B. Russell (1961-1964). Topics: Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Robert Kennedy; Douglas MacArthur; Press and politics; United Nations. 42 pp.

LONG, RUSSELL BILLIU. U.S. Senator (D-Louisiana). Topics: Carl Trumbull Hayden; Lyndon B. Johnson; Huey Long; Presidential election (1952); Senate Committee on Appropriations. 15 pp.

LUBBENHUSEN, FRANCIS. Wardmaster, Walter Reed Army Hospital. Topics: Walter Reed Army Hospital; Russell's health. 5 pp.

MCCLELLAN, JOHN LITTLE. U.S. Senator (D-Arkansas). Topics: James R. Hoffa; Senate Committee on Appropriations. 7 pp.

MCDANIEL, HELEN. Payroll clerk and bookkeeper, C.A. Rutledge Construction (Winder, Georgia). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell. 4 pp.

MCGEE, GALE WILLIAM. U.S. Senator (D-Wyoming). Topics: Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center; Louis Strauss; Senate Committee on Appropriations. 7 pp.

MCINTYRE, THOMAS JAMES. U.S. Senator (D-New Hampshire). Topics: Styles Bridges; Democratic National Convention (1952); Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963); Senate Committee on Armed Services; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 7 pp.

MANSFIELD, MICHAEL J. U.S. Senator (D-Montana). Topics: U.S. Senate; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 2 pp.

MATHIAS, CHARLES M., JR. U.S. Senator (R-Maryland). Topics: Spiro T. Agnew; Edward Kennedy; John F. Kennedy. 5 pp.

MATTHEWS, CHAPPELLE. Representative, Georgia General Assembly. Topics: Agriculture; Depressions, 1929; Georgia politics and government; Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; New Deal, 1933-1939; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Richard B. Russell, Sr; Eugene Talmadge; U.S. Senate election (1936). 64 pp.

MILLER, JACK RICHARD. U.S. Senator (R-Iowa). Topics: Harry Byrd; Strom Thurmond; Senate Committee on Armed Services. 11 pp.

MOORE, POWELL ALLEN. Press Secretary to Senator Richard B. Russell (1966-1971). Topics: Jimmy Carter; Barry M. Goldwater; Georgia gubernatorial elections (1966 and 1970); Lyndon B. Johnson; Richard M. Nixon; Presidential elections (1952 and 1968); U.S. Foreign Relations; Warren Commission. 67 pp.

MOSS, FRANK EDWARD. U.S. Senator (D-Utah). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; U.S. Senate. 5 pp.

MUDD, ROGER HARRISON. CBS News Correspondent. Topics: Civil rights law and legislation; Everett Dirksen; John F. Kennedy; Presidential election (1952); Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 15 pp.

NIXON, RICHARD MILHOUS. U.S. President. Topics: Central Intelligence Agency; Civil rights; Cloture; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Lyndon B. Johnson; Labor law and legislation; Presidential election (1952); U.S. Foreign relations; Senate Committee on Appropriations. 53 pp.

OGNIBENE, ANDRE. Lt. Colonel (M.D.), Walter Reed Army Hospital. Topics: Senator Russell's health and treatment; Walter Reed Army Hospital. 16 pp.

PACKWOOD, ROBERT WILLIAM. U.S. Senator (R-Oregon). Topics: Edward Kennedy; U.S. Senate. 2 pp.

PANETTA, TINA. Waitress, U.S. Senate dining room. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell. 15 pp.

PANNELL, ROBERT D. Capitol policeman, Senator Russell's Patronage Program, 1964 to 1965. Interviewed by Matthew Darby. Topics: duties and experiences; contact with Senator Russell; Proctor Jones. 5 pp. OH RBR 173.


PEARSON, RUFUS JUDSON. Rear Admiral USN and attending physician U.S. Capitol. Topics: Emphysema; Senator Russell's health; Walter Reed Army Hospital. 13 pp.


PELL, CLAIBORNE DE BORDA. U.S. Senator (D-Rhode Island). Topics: Presidential election (1952); U.S. Senate. 4 pp.


PETERSON, PATIENCE ELIZABETH RUSSELL. Sister of Senator Russell and wife of Congressman Hugh Peterson. Topics: Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Georgia politics and government; Lyndon B. Johnson; Hugh Peterson; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Carl Sanders; University System of Georgia; U.S. Senate election (1966). 80 pp.

PHILLIPS, SUSANNE. Major (Nurse), Walter Reed Army Hospital. Topics: Dwight D. Eisenhower; Senator Russell's health; Walter Reed Army Hospital. 9 pp.

PRICHARD, ANNE CAMPBELL. Receptionist, Senator Russell's office. Topics: Lyndon B. Johnson; George M. Patton; Robert Russell; U.S. Senate election (1966). 11 pp.

PROUTY, WINSTON L. U.S. Senator (R-Vermont). Topics: U.S. Senate. 5 pp.

PROXMIRE, WILLIAM. U.S. Senator (D-Wisconsin). Topics: Civil rights; Lyndon B. Johnson; Democratic National Convention (1952); U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services. 10 pp.

RAESLY, BARBOURA. Personal secretary to Senator Russell. Topics: Civil rights; Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952); Warren Commission. 55 pp.

RAESLY, BARBOURA. Personal secretary to Senator Russell. Topics: Agriculture; Civil rights; Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Douglas MacArthur; Military bases; New Deal, 1933-1939; Presidential election (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; United Nations; U.S. Supreme Court; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Warren Commission; World War, 1939-1945. 19 pp.

RANDOLPH, JENNINGS. U.S. Senate (D-West Virginia). Topics: U.S. Senate. 6 pp.

RIDDICK, FLOYD MILLARD. Parliamentarian, U.S. Senate. Topics: Civil rights; Cloture; Filibustering; Douglas MacArthur; Parliamentary practices; U.S. Senate. 20 pp.

RIGGS, ROBERT LANGMUIR. Journalist. Topics: Presidential election (1952). 4 pp.

RUSK, DEAN. U.S. Secretary of State. Topics: Central Intelligence Agency; Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Foreign policy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Douglas MacArthur; Richard B. Russell Foundation; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Warren Commission. 29 pp.

RUSSELL, ADDIE OLIVIA DAY. Aunt of Senator Russell. Topics: William John Russell; Adlai Stevenson. 39 pp.

RUSSELL FIELDING DILLARD. Professor of English, Georgia Southern College and brother of Senator Russell. Topics: Herbert Hoover; Russell family anecdotes. 51 pp.

RUSSELL, HENRY EDWARD. Minister and brother of Senator Russell. Topics: Civil rights; Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Korean War, 1950-1953; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman; U.S. Senate elections (1936 and 1966); Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Warren Commission; World War, 1939-1945. 47 pp.

RUTLEDGE, CLIFF A. Mayor of Winder, Georgia and personal friend of Senator Russell. Topics: Electioneering; Lyndon B. Johnson; Law practice; Carl Sanders; U.S. Senate election (1966). 34 pp.

ST. CLAIRE, DARRELL. Chief Clerk, U.S. Senate, Office of the Secretary. Topics: Cloture; President pro tempore of the Senate; U.S. Senate. 4 pp.

SANDERS, CARL EDWARD. Governor (Georgia). Topics: Democratic National Convention (1960); Lyndon B. Johnson; U.S. National defense; U.S. Senate election (1966). 16 pp.

SHANNON, MARGARET RUTLEDGE. Journalist. Topics: Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963); Presidential election (1952); Press and politics; U.S. Senate election (1966); Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 28 pp.


SIMPSON, WILLIAM B. Elevator operator, Senator Russell's Patronage Program, Summer 1964. Interviewed by Greta Browning. Topics: duties and experiences; interaction with other senators; meeting Lyndon Johnson (as Vice President); other students and Capitol-wide intern activities; contact with Senator Russell. 9 pp. OH RBR 174.

SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. U.S. Senator (R-Maine). Topics: Senate Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Armed Services. 16 pp.

SPAIN, JACK HOLLAND. Administrative Assistant to Senators Samuel J. Ervin and Clyde Hoey. Topics: Democratic National Conventions (1948 and 1952); U.S. Senate. 14 pp.

SPARKMAN, JOHN JACKSON. U.S. Senator (D-Alabama). Topics: Democratic National Conventions (1948 and 1952); Filibustering; Freight rates; New Deal, 1933-1939. 17 pp.

SPONG, WILLIAM BELSER, JR. U.S. Senator (D-Virginia). Topics: Environmental policy; U.S. Senate. 6 pp.

STACY, INA RUSSELL. Lawyer and sister of Senator Russell. Topics: Civil rights; Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Lyndon B. Johnson; Presidential elections (1952 and 1960); Religion; Russell family; Henry Edward Russell; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Warren Commission. 67 pp.

STACY, MARTHA BROWN. Receptionist, Senator Russell's Office. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Office management. 15 pp.

STENNIS, JOHN CORNELIUS. U.S. Senator (D-Mississippi). Topics: Lyndon B. Johnson; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential elections (1952); Senate Committee on Armed Services; Warren Commission. 21 pp.

TALMADGE, HERMAN EUGENE. U.S. Senator (D-Georgia). Topics: Democratic National Convention (1948); Depressions, 1929; Georgia House of Representatives; Lyndon B. Johnson; Alexander Lawrence; Presidential election (1952); Richard B. Russell Foundation; Richard B. Russell, Sr.; Eugene Talmadge; U.S. Senate elections (1932 and 1936); Warren Commission. 27 pp.

TATE, MARTHA. Legislative mail clerk/Receptionist. Topics: Georgia Democratic National Convention (1970); David Gambrell; Office management; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 12 pp.

THOMAS, MODINE. Housekeeper for Senator Russell. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Home economics; Ina Russell (Russell's mother). 26 pp.

THOMPSON, WILLIAM JOSEPH. Professor of Art, University of Georgia. Topics: Georgia Council of the Arts; Richard B. Russell Memorial Library; Statues. 40 pp.

THURMOND, STROM. U.S. Senator (R-South Carolina). Topics: Presidential elections (1948 and 1952); Republican Party; U.S. Defense. 7 pp.

TILL, CHRISTINE. Assistant Press Secretary to Powell Moore on Senator Russell's staff. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Race relations; U.S. Defense. 14 pp.

TROUTMAN, ROBERT BATTEY, JR. Attorney and legal council for various Congressional Committees. Topics: Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Walter F. George; John F. Kennedy; Presidential elections (1956 and 1960); Abraham Ribicoff; Herman E. Talmadge; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Warren Commission. 46 pp.

TROUTMAN, ROBERT BATTEY, SR. Attorney and friend of Senator Russell. Topics: Civil rights; Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); Georgia politics and government; Douglas MacArthur; New Deal, 1933-1939; Presidential elections (1952 and 1960); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Richard B. Russell, Sr.; United Nations; U.S. Senate election (1932); U.S. Supreme Court; Warren Commission. 33 pp.

TURNER, KENNETH H. Journalist and Administrative Assistant to Herman E. Talmadge. Topics: Neil Andrews; Walter F. George; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952); Press and politics; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Herman E. Talmadge; U.S. Supreme Court. 34 pp.

UNDERWOOD, NORMAN LEE. Student Patronage (Intern) and Trustee, Richard B. Russell Foundation. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Office management; United Nations. 30 pp.

VANDIVER, SAMUEL ERNEST. Governor (Georgia). Topics: Robert C. Byrd; Jimmy Carter; Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Robert Kennedy; Korean War, 1950-1953; Douglas MacArthur; Military bases; Political patronage; Presidential election (1952); Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Warren Commission. 41 pp.

WELTNER, PHILIP. Regent, University System of Georgia and President, Oglethorpe University. Topics: Chancellor, University of Georgia; University System of Georgia Board of Regents. 8 pp.

WESBERRY, JAMES PICKETT. Minister, Morningside Baptist Church (Atlanta, Georgia). Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Religion; Russell family; Herman E. Talmadge. 11 pp.

WILLIAMS, JOEL CASH. Attorney and legal council on Senator Russell's staff. Topics: Harrold Carswell; Ramsey Clark; Georgia gubernatorial election (1970); Hubert Humphrey; Jacob K. Javits; Lyndon B. Johnson; Edward Kennedy; Lobbyists; Richard M. Nixon; Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center; Savannah River; Senate Committee on Appropriations; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 73 pp.

YOUNG, MILTON RUBEN. U.S. Senator (R-North Dakota). Topics: Agricultural laws and legislation; Civil rights; Filibusters; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952); Senate Committee on Appropriations. 15 pp.

ZUREK, ROBERT. Physician and Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army, Walter Reed Army Hospital. Topics: Cancer treatment; Russell's health and death. 9 pp.
In addition to the interviews from the Richard B. Russell Foundation Oral History Project, the Russell Library has numerous interviews conducted and donated by researchers.



Karen Kalmar Kelly interviews:

HARRIS, ROY VINCENT. Georgia Representative and Georgia Senator. Topics: M. Neil Andrews; Lawrence Camp; Phil Campbell; Democratic National Conventions (1952, 1960); Walter F. George; Georgia gubernatorial elections (1942, 1946, 1966); Lyndon B. Johnson; Alexander A. Lawrence; Political patronage; Presidential elections (1948, 1952); Eurith Dickinson Rivers; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Carl Sanders; School integration; Eugene Talmadge; Herman E. Talmadge; Harry S. Truman; U.S. Senate election (1966); Ernest Vandiver. Date interviewed: August 2, 1980. 58 pp.

PETERSON, PATIENCE ELIZABETH RUSSELL. Sister of Senator Russell and wife of Congressman Hugh Peterson. Topics: Jimmy Carter; Walter F. George; Georgia gubernatorial election (1966); Labor law and legislation; Presidential election (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Carl Sanders; Ernest Vandiver; U.S. Senate election (1966). Date interviewed: August 3, 1980. 61 pp.

RUSK, DEAN. U.S. Secretary of State. Topics: Armed forces (U.S.); William T. Bennett; James Francis Byrnes; Berlin Crisis; Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 1962; Douglas MacArthur; George C. Marshall; Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963); Senate Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Armed Services. Date interviewed: August 15, 1980. 63 pp.

VANDIVER, SAMUEL ERNEST. Governor (Georgia). Topics: Phil Campbell; Civil rights; John Connally; Democratic National Conventions (1936, 1952 ,1960); Marvin Griffin; Orval Faubus; Walter F. George; Georgia gubernatorial elections (1948, 1966); Lyndon B. Johnson; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Labor law and legislation; Alexander A. Lawrence; Lester Maddox; John L. Pilcher; Sam Rayburn; Carl Sanders; School integration; Social integration; George C. Wallace. Date interviewed: August 7, 1980. 88 pp.


William Stueck interviews:

STACY, INA RUSSELL. Lawyer and sister of Senator Russell. Topics: Bureau of War Risk Insurance (later Veterans Administration); Race relations; Theodore Roosevelt; Russell family; Ina Russell (mother); Richard B. Russell, Sr.; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Woodrow Wilson; Women's rights; World War, 1914-1918. Date interviewed: June 28, 1980. 64 pp.

THOMAS, MODINE. Housekeeper for Senator Russell. Topics: Anecdotes of Senator Russell; Civil rights; Race relations; Richard B. Russell, Sr. Date interviewed: September 3, 1980. 40 pp.

 

 

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