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{{Officeholder
|name=Richard Russell Jr.
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=None (lifelong bachelor)
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Georgia
|terms=January 12, 1933 - January 21, 1971
|preceded=John S. Cohen
|succeeded=David H. Gambrell
}}
}}
'''Richard Brevard Russell Jr.''' (November 2, 1897 - January 21, 1971) was a U.S. senator from Georgia, serving for over thirty years.
==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]] 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>
===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.
==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>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/richard-b-russell-jr-1897-1971 Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897-1971)]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Broke with FDR]]
[[Category:Racism]]
[[Category:Fiscal Conservatives]]
|name=Richard Russell Jr.
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=None (lifelong bachelor)
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Georgia
|terms=January 12, 1933 - January 21, 1971
|preceded=John S. Cohen
|succeeded=David H. Gambrell
}}
}}
'''Richard Brevard Russell Jr.''' (November 2, 1897 - January 21, 1971) was a U.S. senator from Georgia, serving for over thirty years.
==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]] 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>
===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.
==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>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/richard-b-russell-jr-1897-1971 Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897-1971)]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Broke with FDR]]
[[Category:Racism]]
[[Category:Fiscal Conservatives]]