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Collection: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project

Interview with Alan Cranston, U.S. Senator (D-California). Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell; Douglas MacArthur; Russell's personality and influence on Senate; Senate Appropriations committee; U. S. Senate committee assignments; Senate…

Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

William H. Jordan, Jr., served as executive secretary on the staff of Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr. from 1955 to 1968. In April 1968, he resigned to work for the Senate Appropriations Committee and was a member of the committee staff until circa…

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Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Buddy Darden served as a U.S Representative from Georgia’s 7th district from 1983 to 1995, and previously served as a Georgia Representative and Cobb County district attorney. In this interview he discusses his early life and his political career,…

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Collection: Dean Rusk Oral History Collection

Dr. Peter Oliver interviews Dean Rusk about the military-industrial complex. Topics include defense contracts.

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Collection: Dean Rusk Oral History Collection

Dean Rusk, Richard Rusk, Thomas Schoenbaum, and Loch Johnson discuss the U.S. Congress and relations between the Executive and Legislative branches.

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Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Don Johnson was elected to the State Senate from the 47th District in 1987 to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Parks Brown. Johnson, a Democrat, served on the Judiciary, Reapportionment, Agriculture, Transportation, Finance, Public…

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Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Doug Barnard discusses his early life and his career in banking and in Georgia and national politics. Barnard worked for the Georgia Railroad Bank and chaired the Democratic Executive Committee before becoming Governor Carl Sanders’ executive…

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Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Democratic Congressman Ed Jenkins discusses his 16 years of service, from attempts at preserving the textile industry in his district to serving on the Ethics committee during the Page scandal and Iran Contra affair. Jenkins discusses his fiscal,…

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Collection: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project

Interview with Gale W. McGee, U.S. Senator (D-Wyoming). Topics include Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center; Louis Strauss; Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Collection: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project

Interview with Hiram Leong Fong, U.S. Senator (R-Hawaii). Topics include personal friendship; Presidents Election (1952); Russell's influence on Senate; Russell's leadership; Senate Appropriations Committee.

Collection: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project

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Collection: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project

Interview with John Little McClellan, U.S. Senator (D-Arkansas). Topics include James R. Hoffa; Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Collection: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project

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Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Johnny Isakson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and has served in politics since his election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1976. Since then, he has served in the Georgia Senate and both houses of Congress, and has run a successful real…

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Collection: Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project

Mattingly begins by discussing his early life in Indiana during the Great Depression and World War II. He then talks about his service in the United States Air Force and why he decided to move permanently to Georgia afterward. Mattingly then covers…

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Collection: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project

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Collection: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project

Interview with Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator (D-Louisiana). Topics include Carl Trumbull Hayden; Lyndon B. Johnson; Huey Long; Presidential election (1952); Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Collection: Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project

Saxby Chambliss moved around the southeast growing up, due to his father being an Episcopal priest. He attended the University of Georgia in the mid-1960s, obtained his J.D. from the University of Tennessee, and moved back to south Georgia after…

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