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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) 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, from 1933 to 1971.
LBJ is a 2016 American political drama film about the beginning of the administration of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson following the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. It was directed by Rob Reiner and written by Joey Hartstone, whose script was on the 2014 Black List .
All the Way is a 2016 American biographical drama television film based on events during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.Directed by Jay Roach and adapted by Robert Schenkkan from his 2012 play All the Way, the film stars Bryan Cranston, who reprises his role as Johnson from the play's 2014 Broadway production, opposite Melissa Leo as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Anthony Mackie as Civil ...
President Johnson giving "The Treatment" to U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. in 1963 In the 1952 elections , Republicans won a majority in both the House and Senate. In January 1953, Johnson was chosen by his fellow Democrats as Senate Minority Leader ; he became the most junior senator ever elected to this position. [ 75 ]
The story was a blockbuster: A former Texas voting official was on the record detailing how nearly three decades earlier, votes were falsified to give then-congressman Lyndon B. Johnson a win that ...
A photo of Johnson with Richard Russell, Jr. and references to their political relationship can be seen in the first episode of season 2. Clancy Brown portrays Johnson in season 3 of the Netflix series The Crown. Lyndon B. Johnson is portrayed as a preserved talking head in a jar in an episode of the series Futurama.
Senators in the Southern Caucus led the opposition, with Strom Thurmond writing the initial draft and Richard Russell the final version. [6] Three Democratic Senators from the former Confederate states (all of whom had Presidential ambitions [7]) did not sign: Al Gore Sr. and Estes Kefauver of Tennessee; Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson of ...
Lyndon B. Johnson: Defeats ... Richard Russell Jr. Party Democratic: Electoral vote 410: Popular vote 703,048: Percentage 99.98%: County results