Suit, Hal, 1922-1994Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971Cuba, 22.0, -79.5Soviet Union, 51.220643, 51.363519United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637United States, Georgia, Barrow County, Winder, 33.99261, -83.72017WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)1970-02-13This is the third part of a WSB-TV production about the career of United States Senator Richard B. Russell. The original footage was shot during 1969 in the offices of Senator Russell in Washington, D.C. and at his home in Winder, Georgia.<p>The opening minutes are silent. Senator Russell is talking and there are photographs of him through the years. Producer, writer, and reporter Hal Suit is sitting on the edge of a desk in the records room of Senator Russell's Washington office that include several busts and pictures. The sound begins at 2 minutes, 27 seconds. Suit refers to William S. White's <i>Citadel: The Story of the U.S. Senate</i> and his comments about Russell. He also comments about the previous two episodes of the series, which aired in the evenings of February 11 and 12, 1970.</p><p>During this episode, Senator Russell discusses his opposition to civil rights legislation, the Vietnam War, President Eisenhower's military economic policies, as well as the Cuban Missile Crisis, Fidel Castro, Senatorial ethics and his relationships with various political figures, the future 1972 presidential campaign candidacy given the Chappaquiddick incident, the role of the United States in maintaining world peace and his perspective on the Soviet Union, his role on the Warren Commission and his view of both Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife Marina, the system of checks and balances in the government and the shifting of Congressional powers to the Executive branch, noting that it is the responsibility of the people to be interested and informed about their government and its actions. When asked about the most influential legislation during his time in the Senate, Russell discusses the Social Security System and the Lend-Lease legislation and the entry into World War II. Among the people he mentions or that appear in photographs are Lyndon B. Johnson, Calvin Coolidge, John F. Kennedy, J. William Fulbright, Harold Macmillan, Charles de Gaulle, Ted Kennedy, Benjamin Tillman, John L. McLaurin, Joseph T. Robinson, Sam Rayburn, John Foster Dulles, Arthur W. Radford, William Langer, and Gerald Ford.</p><p>The closing credits, which are sometimes too blurry or small to read, include Cameramen: Ray Young (?), Roger Conner, Patrick O'Dell; Audio: David Riggs, James Brewer(? or Drewer?), John Hoerner; Special Still Photography: Ray Young; Film Editor: John Hoerner; Written by Hal Suit, James Giltmier; Produced by Hal Suit; "A Production of CBC, WSB Television News, Atlanta, Georgia. Copyright (c) 1970 Cox Broadcasting Corporation."</p>Reporter: Suit, Hal, 1922-1994Title supplied by cataloger.video/mp4Clip number: wsbn41605enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.International relationsLegislators--United StatesPresidents--United StatesSeparation of powers--United StatesPresidents--United States--AnecdotesVietnam War, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Political aspects--United StatesCivil rights--United StatesCuban Missile Crisis, 1962Presidential candidates--United StatesTraffic accidents--Massachusetts--Chappaquiddick IslandPolitical ethics--United StatesSocial security--United StatesLend-lease operations (1941-1945)World War, 1939-1945--United StatesMilitary-industrial complex--United StatesUnited States--Politics and government--20th centuryUnited States--Economic conditions--20th centuryUnited States-Foreign relations--Soviet UnionSoviet Union--Foreign relations--United StatesUnited States--Foreign relations--CubaCuba--Foreign relations--United StatesSoviet Union--Politics and governmentRichard Russell: Georgia Giant. [1970-02-13, Pt.3]MovingImage