Louis J. Russell

[1][2] Russell graduated from the Catholic University of America, and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation on June 7, 1937, as a special agent.

[1] Author Jim Hougan characterized Russell as an alcoholic and womanizer,[2] and his resignation was requested in 1944, after misuse of an official automobile.

[6] Russell served under Robert E. Stripling and his successor Frank S. Tavenner Jr.[3] Investigators who reported to him included Courtney E. Owens and Donald T.

[1] To undermine the credibility of investigative report Jack Anderson, the Richard M. Nixon campaign hired Russell "to spy" on him.

"[2] From June 20 to July 2, 1973, Russell was working for a detective agency that was helping George Herbert Walker Bush—then chairman of the Republican National Committee—prepare for a press conference.