Overview
Character Name
Senator Richard Russell
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
America, 1964
Analysis
Senator Russell is the Democratic Senator for Georgia. He is also the political mentor of Lyndon B. Johnson and tries to influence his protegee against pushing through the Civil Rights Bill. LBJ fondly nicknames him ‘Uncle Dick’ and the pair have a regular Thursday evening
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