Henry M. Jackson
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican politician (1912-1983)
S. S. senator (1953-1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti-Communist member of the Democratic Party, Jackson supported higher military spending and a hard line against the Soviet Union, while also supporting social welfare programs, civil rights, and labor unions.
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Advertisement for Jackson's prosecuting attorney candidacy published in The Everett Daily Herald, September 9, 1938
Jackson meets with President Jimmy Carter and fellow Senator Sam Nunn, December 14, 1977
Jackson campaigning in the 1976 Democratic presidential primaries
Jackson's home on Grand Avenue in EverettAwards 2
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Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941-1953) and U.S. senator (1953-1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti-Communist member of the Democratic Party, Jackson supported higher military spending and a hard line against the Soviet Union, while also supporting social welfare programs, civil rights, and labor unions.
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