- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Bruce Russell and Earl Leonard on Richard B. Russell, Jr., 31 August 2006.
- Creator:
- Russell, Bruce, 1951
Short, Bob, 1932
Underwood, Norman Lee, 1941 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
Underwood, Norman Lee, 1941- - Date of Original:
- 2006-08-31
- Subject:
- United States--Warren Commission
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Governors--Georgia
Legislators--Georgia
Families
Governors
Legislators
Politics and government
Georgia--Politics and government
Georgia - People:
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Russell, Bruce, 1951-
Leonard, Earl T.
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Bruce Russell and Earl Leonard discuss Richard B. Russell, Jr.'s upbringing and career. Topics covered include Russell's family, personal character, position on Vietnam, relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson, service on the Warren Commission, and his legacy in Georgia and beyond.
Robert Bruce Russell, Sr., was born on August 20, 1951 and is the nephew of Senator Richard B. Russell. He grew up in Winder, Georgia, graduating Winder-Barrow High School in 1969. A graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and the US Army Transportation School, he finished the University of Georgia with a degree in education in 1975 and taught high school in Social Circle, Georgia and Gwinnett County High Schools from 1975-1978. In 1978 he graduated the Atlanta Law School was admitted to the Georgia bar. He first practiced law as an associate attorney with Sutton and English law firm in Rabun County and has been in private practice since 1980. He is past president of the Mountain Circuit Bar Association, was eight years attorney for Rabun County and was city judge for the city of Clayton Recorder's Court for twelve years.
Finding aid available in repository.
Earl T. Leonard, Jr., graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia in 1958. He earned his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1961, while at the same time teaching on the faculty of the School of Journalism. He then went on to serve as press secretary for Senator Richard B. Russell in Washington D.C. He was a founder of the Senate Press Secretaries Association, and served in the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Leonard was a member of several boards and foundations, including the University of Georgia Foundation and the Richard B. Russell Foundation. He was a chairman of the UGA Annual Fund and School of Law. In 1964, he joined the Coca-Cola Company, and retired as senior vice president for corporate affairs. Governor Sonny Perdue appointed him to the Governor's Commission for a New Georgia. Leonard was a Terry Executive for the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-001/video
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 001, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (86 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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