1948. They said it's clear Russell didn't intend to harm anyone, and 'he was right in saying that there are so many people who loved him.'. About; Blog; Projects; Help; Donate. history and strives to apply the lessons of history to the nations most Commercial aircraft are complex machines, he said. Im going to try to get Allen [W.] Dulles. At one point in the conversation, Johnson even asked Russell to help him craft an argument for overcoming Warrens resistance, unbeknownst to the Georgian. Authorities said he used a tractor to rotate the plane 180 degrees, positioning it so that he could taxi toward a runway. Richard Russell: Details emerge of a 'compassionate' man after Seattle plane heist and fiery crash By Alex Horton August 13, 2018 at 8:01 a.m. EDT A Horizon Air employee described as "suicidal". . The Miller Center is a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia As he explained to Johnson, They were trying to prove that the same bullet that hit Kennedy first was the one that hit Connally, went through him and through his hand, his bone, into his leg and everything else. Rich: Yeah, I don't know what the burnage, burnout? A highquality digital recording and transcript of this phone call will no doubt be issued in due course by the University of Virginias Presidential Recordings Program. Mellon Foundation and the Presidents Office of the University of Virginia, The Miller Centers Presidential Recordings Program is funded in part by the delivered 30 January 1989, Washington, D.C. Russell Means - Statement to Congress (Audio Enhanced) Audio mp3 of Address. Rich: Dang, did you talk to McCourt, cause I don't know if I'd be happy with you telling me I could land like that, cause I could really mess some stuff up. 'Hi, I'm Beebo Russell and I'm a grounds service agent. We consider ourselves bakery connoisseurs and have to try a new one every place we go. His website is filled with photos and videos of his travels and was previously linked to his Instagram account. [12] Flights in and out of SeaTac Airport were temporarily suspended. ', The comments below have not been moderated, By Yeah, I know, wait a minute now. Uh-hmm. Beck said the aerial maneuvers were "incredible" and that he "did not know how [Russell] achieved the experience that he did. And Im going to have[T. Hale] Boggs [Sr.] has entered a resolution over there, and I havent talked to anybody about the membership but you. Russells unpublished personal papers can be found in the Richard B. Russell Memorial Library at the University of Georgia, Athens. Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge, who according to most political observers would soon return to the United States to . 18:33 BST 13 Aug 2018, The suicidal airport worker who hijacked and crashed a plane said before he died:'I'll go nose down and call it a night.'. [note 29] Russell was referring to the possibility that aspects of the assassination, such as the pending trial of Jack Ruby, might eventually reach the highest court. I think thatd be better than [the Senate] Judiciary [Committee] running one investigation, the House [Judiciary Committee] running another investigation, and having four [or] five going [in] opposite directions, because. . I know youre getting a good view there, but if you go too much farther in that direction I wont be able to hear you anymore. But theyre worried about having to go into a lot of this stuff with [the] Foreign Relations Committee. How much of a problem would it give you to just quietly let [J. William] Fulbright and [Bourke] Hickenlooper come into your CIA committee? [note 14] Russell chaired the Senate Armed Services subcommittee with responsibility for oversight of the CIA. Search metadata Search text contents Search TV news captions Search radio transcripts Search archived web sites Advanced Search. Physical copies of many presidential phone calls are available from the National Archives. Rich: Man, have you been to the Olympics? . . Air traffic control: Rich, you said you had 2,100 pounds of fuel left? This website uses cookies. Although investigators received information regarding Russell's background, possible stressors, and personal life, no element provided a clear motivation for Russell's actions. It wouldnt do . And they would evaluate it, and then maybe . The Warren Commissions General Counsel, Lee Rankin, managed to defuse the senators criticism while preserving the illusion of unanimity. Washington, D.C., Friday, September 18, 1964. If you see him, would you send him back my way? Now, heres who Im going to try to get on it. Known as Beebo to family and friends, Russell was in his youth a gregarious, outgoing star athlete at Wasilla High School in Alaska, according to The Anchorage Daily News, running track and wrestling. He had planned to seek a management position at Horizon Air or become a military officer after receiving his degree. The country [would] be in a helluva lot better shape. The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Sunday that Russell had died in the fiery wreckage, but whether the crash was deliberate or accidental was one of several topics remaining for investigators. Russell's dissent was the most vocal, and is captured in a phone conversation with President Johnson late on 18 September 1964, a few hours after the Commission's final executive session. And if I had my way, youd be in my place and Id trade with you! Monteith stated the men told him they were training to use the aircraft's auxiliary power unit so they could tow it, but said it was "suspicious" that they left when he confronted them. Man, the sights went by so fast. and I think that Coopers a Republican, and youre a good states rights man. . Beebo was loved by everyone because he was kind and gentle to each person he met. Thats probably the theory of it. [note 16] Russell was in Winder, Georgia, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Maybe that will grease some gears a little bit with the higher-ups. The President called Georgia Senator Richard Russell to consult on the selection of a replacement for U.S. The federal agencies will lead the investigation. At our age, members of the Class of '48 have an abundance of free timeand Joyce Van Denburgh Doty, MFA '50, made excellent use of it with a detailed response to the Share Your News form.. Perhaps invigorated by the oxygen she uses (though she never smoked, she presumes she inhaled others'), she goes beyond her own TV watching of both old black-and-white shows and modern news to . A Motion was made by Representative Ford that a letter dated September 10, 1964, of Representative Pillion of Buffalo, New York, directed to the Commission, together with a copy of the interview of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with said Representative, be published in the Hearings of the Commission. Potential targets included tens of thousands of fans assembling at Safeco Field, about 12 miles away, for a sold-out Pearl Jam concert just as he took off. The FBI also said it found human remains among the wreckage. Rich: Just kind of lightheaded, dizzy. While telling Russell that he maybe wants somebody from the Supreme Court, President Johnson neglected to mention that someone was Earl Warren. Also, Chief Justice Warren generally opposed extracurricular activities by sitting justices. [39] He was an avid traveler and attended Washington State University Global Campus, majoring in social science. the traffic controller said. [note 28] The Roberts Commissions 1942 report on the surprise Japanese attack did not put the controversy to rest and sullied the Courts image according to some observers. [19] Alaska Air Group CEO Brad Tilden announced on the same day that the airline was coordinating with the Federal Aviation Administration, the FBI, and the National Transportation Safety Board, and was "working to find out everything we possibly can about what happened". Audio of the exchange shows just how collected the controller, who has not been identified, remained during the ordeal as Russell told him he 'didn't want to hurt anyone' and apologized to his family for what he was about to do. Lyndon Johnson and Richard Russell on 29 November 1963, Tape K6311.05, PNO 7, Presidential Recordings Digital Edition [The Kennedy Assassination and the Transfer of Power, vol. . McCloy I guess is a good man. [unclear] see it'd save my life, I declare, I dont want to serve on that [unclear]. Were trying to avoid having all the House committeeHale Boggs and a bunch have got some things started over there, and Jim Eastland and [Everett] Dirksen and a bunch got them started in the Senate. I dont thinkI dont hold him in near as high regard as I do Dulles, but hes all right. I dont think you couldve done better. . Ned Sibley. The equipment was sent to the National Transportation Safety Board for processing. this countrys got a lot of confidence in you. I think it might get John [J.] . After the 22 January 1964 meeting that dealt with the rumours that Oswald was associated with the FBI or the CIA, the stenographers notes were destroyed. Russell wraps up the video with several photos at gatherings with friends and family, saying: 'Most importantly, I get to visit those I love most. A Motion was made, seconded and carried that the Chairman hereby be appointed to act with full and complete authority so as to promptly proceed with whatever steps are necessary and proper to liquidate and close up the affairs of the Commission and that during such period of liquidation and final determination of the Commissions activities, the Chairman shall have full power and authority to call the Commission into session at any time that he may see fit, and shall do so upon the request of any Commissioner. [7], SeattleTacoma air traffic control (ATC) maintained radio contact with the occupant. Lyndon Johnson and Richard Russell on 29 November 1963, Edited by Max Holland, with David Shreve, Ashley Havard High, and Patricia Dunn, See the daily introduction for 1963-11-29 [from the Norton edition]. Richard Russell died almost 50 years ago. After graduated from the law department of University of . Statement to the Senate Special Committee on Indian Affairs. Well, I dont believe it. Johnson, presumably out of politeness, replied, I dont either. Russells fellow dissenter at the 18 September meeting, Senator John Cooper, wrote that it seems to me that Governor Connallys statement negates such a conclusion., Russell also pointed out the implausibility of the notion that a gunman could be skillful enough to hit Kennedy twice, yet so incompetent that he missed completely with the shot that wounded James Tague, who was standing almost 100 yards from the presidents car: Well, a man thats a good enough shot to put two bullets right into Kennedy, he didnt miss that whole automobile., Tagues deposition (Warren Commission Hearings, vol.7, pp.55257) had been taken by one of the staff attorneys, Wesley Liebeler, with no Commissioners present. Russell was a brick of a young man, square-shouldered and stout with long, powerful arms. And hed probably have it out today, at most on Monday. Im going to try to get Senator Russell and Senator [John Sherman] Cooper from the Senate. [44], In the days after the crash, clean up and recovery crews contracted by Alaska Airlines and their insurers were present on the island to remove debris. [note 23] Elbert P. Tuttle was chief judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. That in taking such action the General Counsel consult with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other interested persons and agencies whenever necessary and proper. The fire burned a 2-acre (0.8ha) area,[23] but was extinguished by the following morning. A lot of the people he was helping were troubled kids.. Some threads don't fit the loom. His 75-minute flight during the golden twilight took him south and west, toward the Olympic Mountains. As a dedicated white supremacist, he preferred to spend his time in opposing the Kennedy administrations civil rights legislation, which was slowly making its way through the Senate in 1964. Richard "Beebo" Russell, the Horizon Air employee who stole a plane from Sea-Tac Airport on Friday night, performed midair acrobatics over Puget Sound and then crashed into an island, was an . The Prodigy and remains to wind them realise it. A Motion was made, seconded and carried that one set of the Report and Hearings with the proposed recipients name stamped in gold be furnished each of the staff members who have been with the Commission a substantial period of time in the work of the investigation and preparation of the Report. [note 5] Chief Justice Warren was due at the White House in 25 minutes. [4] It landed at SeattleTacoma International Airport at 13:35 local time the afternoon of the incident, after an in-service flight from Victoria, British Columbia. But . Hes ready with it now, and he wants to get it off just as quick as he can. [18] After the incident, Joel Monteith, a pilot for SkyWest Airlines, relayed to an emergency dispatcher that in 2017, he saw Russell and another man "pointing and flipping switches" in the cockpit of a SkyWest aircraft parked at SeaTac Airport. [J. Edgar] Hoover tells me all three of these shots were aimed for the President [John F. "Jack" Kennedy]. Over the ten months of the Commissions existence, they held only 13 meetings, not all of which were fully attended. Description: This Max Holland] (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2014). All Rights Reserved. As of 2019[update], this clean up effort was still ongoing, with pieces of aircraft wreckage still being located on the island after the first anniversary of the incident. This conversation marked the first time Johnson was revealing the commissions approximate makeup to a member of Congress. I dont want to bother you anymore, but Im going to have to be calling you every once in a while, so, Well Iyou know Im always available, but I. I told you [to] tell him that I wanted to see him! [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio] Hau mitakuyepi, miye malakota. Just did a little circle around Rainer, its beautiful. . Or just like the pilot's suggestion, the other option might be over Puget Sound, into the water. Couldnt you do it quietly by invitation? The couple settled in Sumner, Wa., where Russell got a job at Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, so he could easily fly back to Alaska to see his own family. There's a lot of pretty stuff, but they're prettier in a different context. He became critical of the FBI when he learned about the bureaus destruction of Oswalds note threatening to blow up the FBI office in Dallas, and of the CIA when its alliance with mobsters became public knowledge. I didnt know at the time Id seen you that he was invited. [33], On November 9, the FBI stated that it had completed its investigation. Newly Released Video Shows the Moment Richard Russell Stole a Plane at Sea-Tac Russell, a Seattle airport employee, took an empty Horizon Air passenger plane on a joyride that ended in a. . Russell: You didn't tell me you was gonna name him. Air traffic control: Well Rich I already talked to 'em. Pierce County police said the man was suicidal and there. The transcripts covered 275 phone calls recorded in November and December 1963 in the Johnson White House relating to the Kennedy assassination. . But after hes up here. [note 9] The Presidential Recordings Program revised the following section of text in 2021 for inclusion in The LBJ Telephone Tapes, a project produced by the Miller Center in partnership with the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library to commemorate the library's 50th anniversary. Hes getting a little old, isnt he? [aside] Bill [Moyers], give me that list of the people. [5] A nearby Alaska Airlines jet on the ground reported that the aircraft began a takeoff roll with its wheels smoking,[5] and an unauthorized take-off was made at 19:32 local time (02:32 UTC, August 11). [As] long its confined to those two, it wouldnt present any problem at all, But, ah, there [will] be changes made up there. His performance there was a disappointment; he left for Southwestern Oregon Community College, where he met his wife at a Campus Crusade for Christ meeting. . [note 25] In his memoir, however, Johnson wrote, I appointed the two men Bobby Kennedy asked me to put on itAllen Dulles and John McCloyimmediately. Johnson, Vantage Point, p. 27. Lee Rankin, Conspiracist?, Probe, vol.4 no.4 (MayJune 1997). The General Counsel was thereupon instructed to make arrangements for delivery of such page proof to each of the Commissioners promptly upon receipt of the same from the Public Printer. It had been parked at a cargo and maintenance area for the night after arriving from Victoria, British Columbia, earlier in the day. You have reached your limit of free articles. Just on. The General Counsel reported various items of the expenses and budget of the Commission during its months of operation and after discussion a motion was made, seconded and carried that the budget and expenses of the Commission as reported by Mr. Rankin be approved, subject to his furnishing a general financial statement for the period from November 29, 1963, to an estimated date of October 31, 1964. Never really knew it, until now.'. I dont know, See [Lady] Bird got up the list of folks, and I guess we got him that after. . The Chairman: The Commission will be in order. [note 1] After Oswalds murder on 24 November, Johnson had ordered the FBI to make a complete report on the events in Dallas, even though its legal authority to do so was tenuous. The FBI investigation found that Russell was a properly credentialed employee of Horizon Air, had access to the exterior and interior of aircraft in the regular course of his duties, and did not. . [36] He had been part of a tow team, which repositions aircraft on the airport apron, for about four years. Although he was born in Key West, Fla. he moved to Wasilla when he was 7, according to a website he made in 2017. Im not very good on thinking about things like that. it wouldnt do. But we got to have [a] states rights man or somebody that the country has confidence in. Ohhh. The Mary Ferrell Foundation website contains scans of all the executive session transcripts. Indeed, his first and only choice was the Chief Justice, and although Warren had turned down the post already, Johnson was not prepared to accept no for an answer. Well, [are] you going to have Hoover on there? ', 'Yeah, not quite ready to bring it down just yet, but holy smokes I need to stop looking at the fuel 'cos it's going down quick. See, Ive been very careful. Outside of the US, one of Russell's favorite locations appears to be France, where he'd toured everywhere from Alsace to Sisteron to the Lavender Field in Valensole. Contrary to received belief, the Commissioners had only a small role in the production of the Warren Report. He spoke of wanting to do "a couple maneuvers to see what it [the aircraft] can do", and requested the coordinates of an orca that had been brought to national attention, saying, "I want to go see that guy." I've played some video games before. [note 30] Johnson was asking Russell to help him develop the line of argument Johnson could use in the upcoming meeting with Warrenunbeknownst to Russell! Like, a lot of bags. [25][26] No injuries were reported to residents of the sparsely populated island despite the crash site being in close proximity to at least one cabin, which was occupied at the time of the incident. You get your rest. No, uh-uh. Hes got a big reputation. Three of the Commissions seven members expressed doubts about the Warren Reports loneassassin theory. I've got another pilot coming up, pilot Joel, in just a minute here I hope. Rich:Oh man, not enough. Air traffic control: OK Rich, if you could, you just want to keep that plane right over the water. So I dont know how he achieved the experience that he did.. Hes the kind of fella that thinks hes the last word. Like a lot of bags. Mr. President, cant you get someone else for that job? "[43] Some co-workers said that Russell had probably trained himself to fly using amateur flight simulation software. So many bags,' he said. In a humorous YouTube video he posted last year, he talked about his job and included videos and photos of his travels. What do you think about a [U.S. Supreme Court] justice sitting on it? Yeah, Tuttle. [note 13] End of 2021 revisions. [Thats the] only argument you can make for it. It is also directed that this be done as soon as it can be accomplished after the Report is published and still adequately protect the determinations of the Commission as set forth in the Report. Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose I guess. Well, if I can, I will. . [If] you dont get somebody from [the] Supreme CourtI dont know him personally, but this Judge [Harold] Medina, up there that tried all those Communists, is known all over [the] United States. 'Oh those guys will try to rough me up if I try land there,' Rich replied. [45] The aircraft was worth $30million, all of which was paid under the company's insurance policy "with no deductibles. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. [to Russell ] And . And I think that this is important enough, and youll see why. Air traffic control: OK, and you can see all the terrain around you, youve got no issue with visibility or anything? Although a stenographer appeared to be present, the official written record of the meeting did not take the form of a verbatim transcript, as was the case with the other sessions, but was merely a list of trivial procedural items. As the voice recording shows, Beebos intent was not to harm anyone and he was right in saying that there are so many people who loved him.. This thing of television [and] radio has narrowed the group of celebrities to just those in the very highest positions. No hint was given of Russells and Coopers arguments with Rankin and Earl Warren, or of the discussions that, according to Russells conversation with Johnson, took place about the wording of the Reports conclusions. pressing contemporary governance challenges. He further reported that these had been used as citations in support of various statements in the Report and that it was desirable and proper for these Commission documents at this time to be denominated exhibits and thereby be made a part of the proceedings of the Commission. Oh, he would have been ideal, but hes dead. 760 pounds? After 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 about why and how he undertook the ultimately fatal flight. I know you dont want to do anything, but I want you to. Now, the next thing: I know how you feel about this CIA. More sinister was Rankins treatment of the record of the 18 September meeting. I don't want to I was kind of hoping that would be it, you know. . . The Hearings Volumes will be delivered to the White House as soon as they are all published. World War II on youngpoliticians. 'There is the runway just off your right side in about a mile, do you see that?' I just do. Edited by Guian A. McKee, with Ashley Havard High and Patricia Dunn. The daytoday administration was under the control of the former Solicitor General, J. Lee Rankin. By . Rich: Alright, 'cause I felt some, what felt like turbulence around Rainer, but there was no clouds hardly. LBJ: I told you I was gonna name Warren and you said it would be better to name Harlan. [23] The Q400 ultimately crashed at 20:43 local time[1] on Ketron Island in Puget Sound, Pierce County, Washington, killing the occupant and destroying the aircraft. "[42] During his conversation with air traffic control, Russell said he "[knew] what [he was] doing a little bit" because he had experience playing video games. Simultaneously, Johnson was disingenuous to the point of being misleading about whom he wanted to chair the commission. Hes a magnificent man; hed [have] been perfect. Russells term expired in 1966. Even so, Russell pleaded with Johnson to find someone else to serve on the panel, on the grounds that he didnt have the time and enough energy for the task. Rotunda editions were established by generous grants from the Andrew W. The perpetrator, 29-year-old Richard Russell, was a Horizon Air ground service agent with no piloting experience. In a statement, the family says Richard Russell, whose nickname was "Beebo," was warm, kind and gentle. The document is reproduced below. Well, hes not but . The final Report acknowledged that the possibility of others being involved with either Oswald or Ruby cannot be rejected categorically (Warren Report, p.22), but had only this to say about Russells and Coopers objections: Although it is not necessary to any essential findings of the Commission to determine just which shot hit Governor Connally, there is very persuasive evidence from the experts to indicate that the same bullet which pierced the Presidents throat also caused Governor Connallys wounds.

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