AskBiography Logo   Latest News  Follow Us on Twitter  Follow Us on Google Buzz  Became Fan - Facebook  Subscribe to RSSRSS   Bookmark and Share

Russell B. Long

Personal data
Date of birthNovember 3, 1918
Place of birthShreveport, Louisiana
Date of deathMay 9, 2003(age 84)
Place of deathWashington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse1. Katherine Mae Hattie (div.)
2. Carolyn Bason
ChildrenRita Katherine Long
Pamela Long
Alma materLouisiana State University
ProfessionPolitician, Attorney
ReligionUnited Methodist
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1942-1945
RankLieutenant
UnitReserves
Battles/warsWorld War II
In officeDecember 31, 1948 - January 3, 1987
Succeeded byJohn Breaux
Preceded byWilliam C. Feazel
15th United States Senate Majority Whip
In officeJanuary 3, 1965 - January 3, 1969
Succeeded byTed Kennedy
Preceded byHubert Humphrey
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance
In officeJanuary 3, 1965 - January 3, 1981
Succeeded byBob Dole
Preceded byHarry F. Byrd

     Home | Office Holder | Russell B Long



Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 - May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987.

Russell B Long Video

Kate filmed it, I blew it :) The suite next door thought the plumbing had gone, the newsroom thought they were imagining it - I could have kept it up for longer, but guilt got the better of me... Phurrrrrrrrrr!
0.42 min. | 5.0 user rating
In this clip, Erick Sermon tells us about a beef that was sparked between EPMD and Rakim back in the days. He also tells us about how to treat the fans because without them we are nothing!
3.98 min. | 4.97 user rating
Charles B. Rangel, war hero, history-making congressman, master lawmaker. A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, he made history as the first African American member of Congress to lead the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Now completing his 20th term in the House of Representatives, he has been cited as the most effective lawmaker in the House, leading all of his colleagues in passing legislation. He was a prime contributor to President Obama's historic health care reform law. Growing up on the other side of the tracks on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, he was transformed from high school dropout to war hero after volunteering for service in the Army during the Korean War. Wounded in an attack by waves of Communist Chinese troops, he was awarded a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for Valor after leading his surviving comrades from behind enemy lines. With the aid of the GI Bill, he earned degrees from New York University and St. John's University Law School. He began his public service as an assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and was later elected to the New York State Assembly. He came to Washington in 1971 to serve in the House after defeating the legendary Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. In Congress, following Matthew's teaching, he has been a stalwart champion for the "least among us," advocating powerfully and persistently to improve the lives of working people. He is a defender of veterans who has treated education as a <b>...</b>
58.17 min. | 2.0 user rating

Latest News : Russell B Long : Tweet this RSS

Want to Russell B Long latest news on your twitter account???   sign in with twitter
Russell B Long     sign in with twitter   ||  Office_Holder     sign in with twitter   ||  Politics     sign in with twitter
Fed to inject $600b in US economy - Macleans.ca (blog) Tweet this news
Macleans.ca (blog)--Omar Khadr is more dangerous than -Russell- Williams? What is the Harper government's policy on foreign investment? Tony Clement's decision on Potash Corp. ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:57:37 GMT+00:00
Cooper's class helps Dr Crokes ease into semi-final - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--MONALEEN: D O'Sullivan; D Bourke, P King, F Nash; E Keating, -B- Fitzgerald, P Quinn; -B- Geary, P Kinnerk; P -Russell-; L Kavanagh, C Joyce-Power (0-1); ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:12:54 GMT+00:00
Katy Perry Wedding: First Look (Photos!) - Twirlit Tweet this news
Twirlit--By Heather -B- on October 25th, 2010 Katy Perry became Katy Brand on Saturday, wedding British comedian -Russell- Brand at a luxury resort in India. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:38:54 GMT+00:00
Katy Perry and Russell B... - 77 Diamonds Tweet this news
77 Diamonds--Within three months Brand had proposed to Perry with a sparkly emerald-cut engagement ring and the couple are now beginning their week--long- wedding ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:58:55 GMT+00:00
Stop the cheating, under-the-table deals, save our economy - Toronto Sun Tweet this news
Toronto Sun--Many decades ago, the late Senator -Russell B-. -Long- of Louisiana put it bluntly � “Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax that man behind the tree! ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:10:43 GMT+00:00
US Long Course Nationals: David Plummer Upsets Aaron Peirsol for 100 Back ... - SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Tweet this news
SwimmingWorldMagazine.com--California's David -Russell- (54.46), Indiana's Ben Hesen (55.01), Daytona Beach's Rex Tullius (55.10) and New York's Randall Bal (55.18) also swam in the ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:09:41 GMT+00:00
Australian Rules - Courier Mail Tweet this news
Courier Mail--Southport 4.4 9.8 15.10 21.12 (138) Broadbeach 0.1 0.2 1.4 4.8 (32) GOALS, Southport: C. Hughes 11, D. Wise 3, -B-. Merrett 2, C. Pettersson 1, R. Liddy 1, ... - Date : Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:21:11 GMT+00:00
MEJIA v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com--We will address the arguments of Officer Mejia by applying the factors dictated in -Russell-. Officer Mejia first argues that he had no other alternative but ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:14:57 GMT+00:00
Robin Ince's top 10 truly bad books - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--Sign of the Speculum by Jessica -Russell- Gaver First, this is one of the most enigmatic titles on my bookshelf, at first suggesting a sequel to David ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:23:32 GMT+00:00
Carrigan: US Treasury Bonds may not be so safe - Toronto Star Tweet this news
Toronto Star--In the US markets I would compare the relative performance of the small cap -Russell- 2000 index to the large cap Dow Jones Industrials. ... - Date : Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:06:15 GMT+00:00

United States Senate
Preceded by
William C. Feazel
United States Senator from Louisiana|class=3
Served alongside: Allen J. Ellender, Elaine S. Edwards, J. Bennett Johnston

December 31, 1948 - January 3, 1987
Succeeded by
John B. Breaux
Political offices
Preceded by
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
1965 - 1981
Succeeded by
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Party political offices
Preceded by
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate Majority Whip
Senate Democratic Whip

1965 - 1969
Succeeded by
Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Berkeley L. Bunker
Most Senior Living U.S. Senator
(Sitting or Former)

January 21, 1999-May 9, 2003
Succeeded by
George Smathers
Preceded by
Joseph McCarthy
Youngest Member of the United States Senate
1948-1957
Succeeded by
Frank Church

United States Senators from Louisiana

Class 2Destréhan * Posey * Brown * Claiborne * Johnson * Bouligny * Livingston * Waggaman * Nicholas * Barrow * Soulé * Downs * Benjamin * Harris * West * Kellogg * Gibson * Caffery * Foster * Ransdell * H. Long * R.M. Long * Ellender * Edwards * J.B. Johnston * Landrieu |
Class 3Magruder * Fromentin * Brown * J.S. Johnston * Porter * Mouton * Conrad * Johnson * Soulé * Slidell * Kellogg * Eustis * Jonas * Eustis * White * Blanchard * McEnery * Thornton * R. Broussard * Guion * Gay * E. Broussard * Overton * Feazel * R.B. Long * Breaux * Vitter |

United States Senate Majority Whips

Lewis * Curtis * Jones * Fess * Lewis * Minton * Hill * Wherry * Myers * Johnson * Saltonstall * Clements * Mansfield * Humphrey * Long * Kennedy * Byrd * Cranston * Stevens * Simpson * Cranston * Ford * Lott * Nickles * Reid * Nickles * Reid * McConnell * Durbin

Chairmen of the United States Senate Committee on Finance

Campbell * Eppes * Sanford * Holmes * Lowrie * Smith * Webster * Wright * Clay * Evans * Woodbury * Calhoun * Lewis * Atherton * Dickinson * Hunter * Pearce * Fessenden * Sherman * Fessenden * Sherman * Morrill * Bayard * Morrill * Voorhees * Morrill * Aldrich * Penrose * Simmons * Penrose * McCumber * Smoot * Harrison * George * Millikin * George * Millikin * Byrd * Long * Dole * Packwood * Bentsen * Moynihan * Packwood * Roth * Baucus * Grassley * Baucus * Grassley * Baucus



Privacy | Sitemap | Micra Hosting | USA Yellow Pages