Biographical information; Senator Richard Russell; LBJ's decreased popularity and its sources; civil rights; LBJ's relationship with Russell; activating battleship New Jersey; Russell's criticism of LBJ's Administration; editorial cartoon; growth of Senate opposition to Vietnam policy from 1968-1973; 1968 riots; damage caused by the appointment of Alexander Lawrence as federal judge; Abe Fortas nomination to be Chief Justice; Southern strategy in approving 1968 open housing bill; oral history project; observations regarding Russell.
Oral history transcript, Powell Moore, interview 1 (I), 1/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette
Citation
Oral history transcript, Powell Moore, interview 1 (I), 1/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-moorep-19760123-1-82-2