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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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1971-2002 |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project includes The collection consists of 175 oral history interviews relating to the
personal and political life of Richard B. Russell. Interviewees include members of the Russell family, his staff and interns,
other senators and public figures, and friends. The primary interviewer was Hugh Cates, a public relations manager at Southern
Bell and secretary of the Russell Foundation (1977-1981). Most of the interviews were recorded between 1971 and 1979, but
the majority during 1971 after Senator Russell's death. Other interviewers outside of the Russell Foundation Oral History
Project include: William Stueck, Karen Kelly, Barboura Raesly, Robert G. Stephens, Jr., Dwight L. Freshley, Tom Jackson, Angus
Hepburn, and Russell Library staff. Interviews provide insight into Senator Russell's political career as State Representative,
Governor, and U.S. Senator, his views on various topics such as civil rights and Vietnam, and his personality and family life.
To access all the interviews that have been made available online, please visit the playlist on Kaltura for this collection.
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RBRL216RBROH |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Parks Rusk Collection of Dean Rusk Papers
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Rusk, Parks |
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1891-1985 |
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The collection consists of materials relating to Dean Rusk, collected by Rusk's brother, Parks Rusk, from 1935 to 1985. Includes
correspondence, speeches, programs and printed material, photographs, and newsclippings documenting his private and public
careers. The correspondence includes letters written by Rusk to his family while attending Oxford University (1931-1934),
while teaching at Mills College (1934-1940), and while in India and Europe during World War II. The letters reflect his personal
activities, plans and feelings, his political views, and his impression of the areas which he visited and of the people with
whom he came in contact.
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RBRL167PRDR |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Dean Rusk Oral History Collection
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Rusk, Richard Geary |
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1984-1989 |
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The collection consists of 172 oral history interviews with Dean Rusk and his colleagues between 1984-1989. Includes audiotapes
and transcriptions documenting Rusk's life from early childhood in the 1910's through his teaching career in the 1980's. The
interviews contain information on Rusk's service as U.S. Under Secretary and Secretary of State during the administrations
of Presidents Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson and his involvement in foreign relations including the Korean War, the Cuban Missile
Crisis, and the Vietnam War. The interviews also document his position as president of the Rockefeller Foundation in the 1950s.
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RBRL214DROH |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Richard B. Russell Library Oral History Documentary Collection
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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1986 - ongoing |
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Oral history collection consisting of 42 interviews conducted for the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and
Studies from 2003-2019.
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RBRL175OHD |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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