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Richard B. "Dick" Russell Jr.


(November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971)

Richard B. "Dick" Russell Jr. was a US senator [D–Georgia] from January 1933 to January 1971; chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee from January 1951 to January 1953 and January 1955 to January 1969; and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee from January 1969 to January 1971.