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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Committee
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Georgia
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1897-11-02
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Winder,_Georgia
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Richard_B._Russell_III
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1971-01-21
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Richard B. Russell Jr.
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gptkbp:image
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Richard_B._Russell%2C_Jr.jpg/220px-Richard_B._Russell%2C_Jr.jpg
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Influence on military policy
Opposition to civil rights legislation
Support for segregation
Long_tenure_in_the_Senate
Chairmanship_of_Senate_committees
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_Senate
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:National_Defense_Authorization_Act
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkbp:occupation
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Politician
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gptkbp:office
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Senator_from_Georgia
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Walter_F._George
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Segregation_in_the_United_States
New Deal
Military-industrial complex
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gptkbp:religion
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Baptist
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gptkbp:signature
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Richard_B._Russell%2C_Jr._signature.svg/220px-Richard_B._Russell%2C_Jr._signature.svg.png
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ethel_Mae_Cummings
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Sam_Nunn
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1971-01-21
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gptkbp:termStart
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1933-01-25
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