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Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987.
May 10, 2003 · Former Senator Russell B. Long, a Louisiana Democrat who greatly influenced the nation's tax laws during more than 32 years in the Senate, died tonight. He was 84.
May 10, 2003 · Sen. Russell B. Long, a Louisiana Democrat who greatly influenced the nation’s tax laws during nearly four decades in the U.S. Senate, died Friday night. He was 84.
May 11, 2003 · Russell B. Long, who carried the legacy of his powerful Louisiana family through four decades as a United States senator, died in Washington on Friday. He was 84. The cause of death was...
Long, Russell Billiu (b. 3 November 1918 in Shreveport, Louisiana; d. 9 May 2003 in Washington, D.C.), United States senator from Louisiana who rose from the shadow of his father, former Louisiana governor and U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, to become one of the most prominent and powerful Washington insiders during a thirty-eight-year Senate career.
Russell Billiu Long was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, serving for fifteen years, from 1966 to 1981, during the implementation of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and War on Poverty programs.
Russell B. Long was a US senator [D-Louisiana] from December 1948 to January 1987; Senate Majority Whip from January 1965 to January 1969; chair of the Senate Finance Committee from January 1966 to January 1981; and son of former Louisiana governor and senator Huey P. Long Jr.
May 9, 2003 · Former Sen. Russell B. Long, a master of debate, Senate rules and American tax law, has died. The Louisiana Democrat, who came from a political family and served nearly four decades in the...
May 13, 2003 · Former U.S. Senator B. Russell Long was laid to rest Tuesday, in a solemn farewell to a distinctive American political dynasty. Long died Friday night in Washington D.C. after suffering...
Apr 24, 2014 · Russell Long, who died in 2003, was the son of Louisiana Gov. Huey Long and the nephew of Gov. Earl K. Long, two flamboyant political figures. His father's assassination in 1935 set the wheels in motion for his eventual political career.
