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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.

'''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==

==State legislature==

===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>

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===