Richard B. Russel - Ga. Capitol, Atlanta, GA - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897-1971), served in public office for fifty years as a state legislator, governor of Georgia, and U.S. senator. Russell believed that his most important legislative contribution was his authorship and secured passage of the National School Lunch Program in 1946.

Serving in the U.S. Senate from 1933 until his death in 1971, Russell was one of that body's most respected members. Secretary of State Dean Rusk called him the most powerful and influential man in Washington, D.C., for a period of about twenty years, second only to the president. Russell attained that position of power through his committee assignments—specifically a total of sixteen years as the chair of the Armed Services Committee and a career-long position on the Appropriations Committee, serving as its chair for his last two years in the Senate.

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The statue is very large and is located near the main entrance to Georgia's state capitol.

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