Charles H. Russell was born in Lovelock in 1903. He recounts the details of an active political life in Nevada. He has served Nevada as a member of both houses of the state legislature, a congressman, and a two-term governor. Russell has been a member of the Joint Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation, which played a role in implementing the Marshall Plan, and has directed an Agency for International Development project in Paraguay.

In this oral history, Russell tells of many of the events of his life, including his childhood on a ranch at Deeth, nearly two decades as a newspaperman at Ely, and his long public career. He also gives important information about the legislature, campaigning for office, and other individuals who have figured prominently in the state's life during the last four decades.