[note 6] A. Merriman Smith was a White House correspondent for United Press International from 1940 until his death in April 1970; a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1964 for his coverage of the John F. Kennedy assassination; and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1967. Good night. Richard Russell: Well, I just don't like Warren. Well, they say they got to get a delegation and all that. Now, Im notgoing todo that. I have. On Friday, Horizon Air ground service agent Richard B. Russell got in one of the airline's Bombardier Q400 aircraft and took off from Seattle's SeaTac Airport. Richard Russell, 'Rich': 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Well, now, suppose they dont; where am I? He was employed at IBM for twelve years.[12]. He was elected to the Senate on 12th January, 1933, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William J. Harris. The perpetrator, 29-year-old Richard Russell, was a Horizon Air ground service agent with no piloting experience. About halfway through my summer tenure at Horizon Air, we were informed that the bonus structure was being revamped. Richard Russell: I may be wholly wrong. Summer is nearly constantly as busy as the holiday season. I dont think we have gotten him all the intercepts and things. And you wait until you look at this evidence. Now I'm not going to lead you wrong and you're not going to be an Old Dog Tray. Richard Russell: Details emerge of a 'warm' man after Seattle plane Lyndon B. Johnson: Your future is your country and you're going to do everything you can to serve America. Richard Russell: They shouldn't have done it. I think Ill say to them, Well, Ill give you the meeting. I understand all the biases that allow me to have this opinion, but nonetheless I still have it This story is being covered differently because it was only he who lost his life. I don't think you'll be displeased with the report. ), although there are benefits! And theyre reallythey think thatyou know, hes just been mad that somethings going to happen this election. Well, Imgoing towork with you. So theres that man looking at two horses. "[5], Walter Russell's careers as an illustrator, correspondent in the SpanishAmerican War, child portrait painter and builder are detailed in several questionnaires he answered and submitted to Who's Who in America. Lyndon B. Johnson: I think that's what you'll do. @media(min-width:0px){#div-gpt-ad-spartacus_educational_com-large-leaderboard-2-0-asloaded{max-width:320px!important;max-height:50px!important}}if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'spartacus_educational_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_6',123,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-spartacus_educational_com-large-leaderboard-2-0');During his time in the Senate he served as chairman of the Committee on Immigration as well as on the Committee of Manufactures, Committee on Armed Forces and Committee of Appropriations. . Now, when we got that pure by accident, as a result of some of our Wall Street connections, that caused me to look a little deeper. This I do not believe. Robert B. Semple Jr., Nixon Denounces Welfare Inequity, Calls for National StandardsRepudiates Criticism of Johnson Peace Efforts, New York Times, 26 October 1968. His public statements havent been too bad, the ones Ive heard. [Unclear] that is going to kill the whole thing. . The press resents it. That I have agreed with the other side to meet in Paris on the 6ththats the day after the electionat our next regular meeting next Wednesday. And I would think in 24 hours, theyll be writing stories that obviously Johnson got peace on the DMZ, and to watch the cities. Richard Russell: It is not only that. Make the accusation yourself and then deny it. Now, theyre not going toNixons not going to be able to be much harder than Ive been. in 1957, in which they warned of grave consequences for the planet and humankind if radioactivity was exploited as a world fuel. Richard Russell: You know damned well my future is behind me, and that is not entering into it at all. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. itd be very difficult. [8], Russell made his mark as a builder, creating $30 million worth of cooperative apartments. So he thinks all he got to do is just hold out two or three days, and hes in clover. [note 23] Nguyn Cao K was prime minister of South Vietnam from June 1965 to October 1967. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. A Tale of Two White Men. Richard Russell committed suicide in | by [5], Although David Russell's career was to follow a different path, one of his lifelong passions was wood-carving. Richard Russell: I saw he and Vandiver this afternoon for about thirty minutes. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. So you get John Stennis. New footage shows airport worker Richard Russell steal plane They have to actthey are scared to death of the Chinese, and everything they do is subterranean. But the announcement comes beforehand, and they say, Why didnt you do it before?" Well, I justI didnt understand exactly how Taiwan got in it. He would do it there, because he says its unlikely that youll get more than one or two days a month that you can do anything. But the one thing, the meeting doesnt take place till after the election. "Woodworking tools collector dies aged 82", This page was last edited on 25 June 2023, at 10:29. Now, the Soviets are climbing the wall, and Hanoi is and, of course, our people in Paris are, because they have agreed that they will let the GVN come to the table. But - we won't discuss it any further Mr. President. Kent Sieg (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office), 7: doc. We were just sitting here talking and he says, "I've got one man that's smarter than all the rest of them put together.". After five years Russell published The Universal One (1926) and The Russell Genero-Radiative Concept (1930) and defended his ideas in the pages of the New York Times in 19301931. Politics, Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. Tell Them No. The Russells collaborated on a number of books. His seven-year tenure generated many articles in the New York Times. Hes been doing it through rather subterranean sources here. The gold medals awarded by the Society were highly valued. I Worked With Richard Russell at Horizon Air, and I Understand Why He They wouldnt come to it, and he just makes an ass of himself. My summer of 2016 kicked off with a new schedule (we bid on shifts every 3-4 months), which as it turns out was literally generated by a computer program. I like to put my own views down. Richard Russell: Dirksen of course, if it looks like there's going to be an investigation, he's going to run like hell 'cause he's one of the last fellows up here that wants an investigation. There is little room for honorable men to compromise where the inalienable rights of future generations are at stake. Hell, he's depending on you. The footage shows him going through security wearing a . Eugene V. Rostow to Walt W. Rostow, 29 October 1968, Reference File: Anna Chennault, South Vietnam and U.S. Lyndon B. Johnson: Now, wait a minute! Of course, I know they can't, but you'd have to stop it. But the next time youre at SeaTac, take the chance to look out at Horizons gates from the main food court, and marvel at the controlled chaos on the ground. New Footage Shows Moments Before Seattle Man Crashed Plane in 2018 I wouldve been hard as hell with him [chuckling] [unclear]. Should government leaders have to pass cognitive tests to stay in office? Other members of the commission included Russell, Gerald Ford, Allen W. Dulles, John J. McCloy, John S. Cooper and Thomas H. Boggs. They come back and say, Well, hell, why do youif you dont believe it, why did your man put it out?" @media(min-width:0px){#div-gpt-ad-spartacus_educational_com-banner-1-0-asloaded{max-width:320px!important;max-height:50px!important}}if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'spartacus_educational_com-banner-1','ezslot_5',110,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-spartacus_educational_com-banner-1-0'); (9) On the basis of the evidence before the Commission it concludes that, Oswald acted alone. But we'll both do the best we can. But the way we are framing him as a great all-American kid, a wonderful friend, a wonderful co-worker is only because he looks the way he does. Nasty emails directed to anonymous lunch bandits were a common occurrence. I went through initial training with a guy who had just spent 10 years in the army. Then he, in turn, is warning his government. Lyndon B. Johnson: I know. Mellon Foundation and the Presidents Office of the University of Virginia, The Miller Centers Presidential Recordings Program is funded in part by the So he is in it, but Nixon says that the Soviets ought to be brought in. Two were men closely involved with Nixon. They insisted it was time to fight. I think Im going to move ahead unless you see some reason I shouldnt. After Russell performed an unauthorized takeoff, two McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighters were scrambled to intercept the aircraft. So hes kind of playing with the Asians, you see, to divide us, and theyre trying to do what the Hanoi has been unable to do for five years: divide me from Korea, and Thailand, and so forth, and thats this damned election. Lyndon B. Johnson: Why did you get in such a rush? Well, Ive got one this morning thats pretty rough for you. Richard Russell: You've never begged me. This is all to say that I can understand what could drive a normal person to do what Richard Russell did: He saw his chance for relevanceto be simply acknowledged as an individual human being . [speaking over Russell] They were. Richard Russell: As long as it is confined to those two, it wouldn't present any problem at all. Well, what Im thinking seriously of doingI have not talked to any other legislator or anybody outside of my little group, and you werent in it, and I just thought you could get an independent evaluation of how screwy it sounded to you: What Ive thought of doing would be to say to them this morning, both in Paris and in Saigon, that Im going to say tonight or tomorrow morning that I am stopping this action. Lyndon B. Johnson: I do. CNN Richard Russell was a funny, gentle and hardworking man, said family and a colleague of the airline employee who stole a passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. But I think Mr. Warren would serve on anything that would give him any publicity. And weve got all those things. [Coughs.] It wasn't destructive. Richard Russell: I agree with that, but I don't think that Hoover ought to make his report too soon. Russell was born on 29 May 1904, the son of J Stanley Russell of Seahouses, Northumberland. Russell copyrighted a spiral shaped Periodic Chart of the Elements in 1926. (4) The shots which killed President Kennedy and wounded Governor Connally were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald. This was a low time that required a rejuvenation of his health and spirit. . Pretty good. I gave the announcement. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. [note 14] According to one CIA report: Concerning the enforcement of the bombing halt, this will help candidate Humphrey and this is the purpose of it; but the situation which would occur as the result of a bombing halt, without the agreement of [South] Vietnamese government, rather than being a disadvantage [sic] to candidate Humphrey, would be to the advantage of candidate Nixon. And I have means of doing that, as you may well imagine. This is your country You're my man on that commission and you're going to do it! And the only thing they want assurance of is that I would resume it if I didnt get these actions that we expect to followDMZ and cities. I don't like that man. 138. An important perk are monthly bonuses, which can range from $50-200 a month depending on whether "target numbers" are hit. Oswald did it? Unpopular opinion: There's a reason we talk about Richard Russell the history and strives to apply the lessons of history to the nations most The reason I ask you is because you have that same kind of temperament and you can do anything for your country. Russell advocated military action during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 because he considered Soviet military activity on the island a breach of the longstanding Monroe Doctrine. In 1964 this brought him into conflict with President Johnson when he tried to get the Senate to pass the Civil Rights Act. I just do. Richard Russell: I do wish you be a little more deliberate and considerate next time about it but if you've done this, I'm going to go through with it and say I think it is a wonderful idea. MOURSUND: Hello, Senator. A fter 29-year-old airline employee Richard B. Russell stole a plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday night and crashed it into Ketron Island in Puget Sound, questions remain. Ambassador Dim wrote that by Nixon entourage, he meant Anna Chennault, [Campaign Chairman] John Mitchell, and Senator [John G.] Tower [RTexas].. [Russell acknowledges. These things arent luxuries; they are a basic part of work life. Not completely shocked, but surprised nonetheless. And don't tell me what you can do and what you can't because I can't arrest you and I'm not going to put the FBI on you. Back in Cumbria he formed a partnership with his brother and by the end of his career their building firm, by then known as Russell Armer Ltd, employed some 250 men. But we got you a pretty good report. stole a commercial airplane from Sea-Tac Airport and took it for a joyride before he crashed it, Former NTSB chair says Sea-Tac theft should prompt mental health awareness, listening to the audio out of the cockpit, Spike, Cross debate ticket prices ahead of Springsteens latest tour. . But he not only recommends, he urges me to take this action with or without them. It may be Walter [H.] Judd. Richard Russell: I'm doing the best I can, Mr. President, but God knows, I've got a hell of a lot to do. ", Assassination of John F. Kennedy Encyclopedia. Richard Russell: Oh, that's right, that's right. And, in any event, the guarantees that we get on the DMZ, if they carry them out, all right; if they dont, were not bound. They have met our demands. Richard Russell. But that's only one part of the picture. Now wait a minute. I don't think I can get any member of the Court. Well . Shes young and attractive. Yes, I would. But, you see, its only natural. Walter Bowman Russell (May 19, 1871 May 19, 1963) was an impressionist American painter (of the Boston School), sculptor, mystic and author. aerial and naval bombardmentbut not all acts of war, which included reconnaissance. See also William Bundy, A Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon Presidency (New York: Hill and Wang, 1998), 42, 550, n88; Bi Dim with David Chanoff, In the Jaws of History (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987), 244. You're going to be at my command as long as I'm here. was intended to glamorize unsung innovations". Lyndon B. Johnson: I'm afraid to say I'll talk to anybody 'cause they'll say the White House is calling. [note 11] Walter H. Judd was a U.S. representative [RMinnesota] from January 1943 to January 1963, and an anticommunist advocate for the Republic of China. But its the Adlai [E.] Stevenson [II] group, and they just get their tail over the dashboard right at the right time. The press just eats it up. Johnson is referring to the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, which managed to nominate Stevenson twice for president in 1952 and 1956. While Smith did write about the 1968 presidential campaign, it is not clear which story President Johnson means. Brooklyn, US August 13, 2018, 11:50am On Friday, 29-year-old Richard Russell, a ground employee at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, managed to sneak onto an empty commercial aircraft and. Its not important when they show up at this meeting, if we give them a week. Lyndon B. Johnson: All right, but we've Richard Russell: I wouldn't be surprised if Castro had.