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As he had served on Shreveport boards, Bussie also was the union representative over the years on many state boards and commissions, including the [[Louisiana State University]] Board of Supervisors, and he was the chairman of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority. On his retirement, a ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' editorial concluded, "Bussie might well be the most powerful Louisianan never elected to public office."
As he had served on Shreveport boards, Bussie also was the union representative over the years on many state boards and commissions, including the [[Louisiana State University]] Board of Supervisors, and he was the chairman of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority. On his retirement, a ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' editorial concluded, "Bussie might well be the most powerful Louisianan never elected to public office."
Ever with an eye toward friendly relations with the media, Bussie once invited the ''Morning Advocate'' managing editor, Margaret Richardson Dixon (1908-1970), to address the AFL-CIO convention. He also maintained a highly visible public image for himself. Bussie served two four-year terms on the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref name=obit/> President [[John F. Kennedy]] asked Bussie to pressure Senator Russell Long, whom Bussie had known since boyhood, to push [[Medicare]] through a Senate committee that Long chaired.<ref name=stimes/> However, Medicare was not enacted until 1965, by which [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] succeeded Kennedy.
Ever with an eye toward friendly relations with the media, Bussie once invited ''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' managing editor, [[Margaret Dixon]], to address the AFL-CIO convention. He also maintained a highly visible public image for himself. Bussie served two four-year terms on the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref name=obit/> President [[John F. Kennedy]] asked Bussie to pressure Senator Russell Long, whom Bussie had known since boyhood, to push [[Medicare]] through a Senate committee that Long chaired.<ref name=stimes/> However, Medicare was not enacted until 1965, by which [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] succeeded Kennedy.
At the time of his death, Bussie was still a member of the Baton Rouge Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board.<ref name=obit/>
At the time of his death, Bussie was still a member of the Baton Rouge Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board.<ref name=obit/>