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Senator Richard Russell (D-GA) with Senate Historian Betty Koed and LSU Professor Robert Mann

Senator Richard Russell (D-GA) with Senate Historian Betty Koed and LSU Professor Robert Mann

FromC-SPAN's The Weekly


Senator Richard Russell (D-GA) with Senate Historian Betty Koed and LSU Professor Robert Mann

FromC-SPAN's The Weekly

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Mar 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this episode a look at the controversy around the senate office building named after Former Senator Richard Russell, Democrat of Georgia. He died in 1971, but it's votes and remarks he made before his death that have some in Washington calling for the building to be renamed. Betty Koed, United States Senate Historian and Professor Robert Mann of LSU provide insights into this issue.
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Released:
Mar 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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