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View of Georgia Congressman Phil Landrum (center) signing a resolution. Also pictured are Lawton Calhoun, William Norton, Jr., John N. Booth and an unidentified man of the Richard B. Russell Foundation.Phil Landrum (1907-1990) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s 9th district. He served from 1953 to 1977. Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum was a staunch segregationist and signed the “Southern Manifesto” in 1956. He later supported the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act. He was the author of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 under President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty.
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