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Henry Martin " Scoop " Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) 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.
Henry M. Jackson (1912-1983) came from a working class Scandinavian background and was elected to the House of Representatives for his native Washington State in 1940. He was an ardent New Dealer, trade unionist, supporter of the early civil rights movement and environmentalist.
Recognized as one of the most successful leaders in American public service, Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson was widely regarded as a master statesman and legislator across his 43 years of service in the U.S. Congress. Historians acknowledge that Jackson was extraordinarily effective as a political leader in his era.
Henry M. Jackson (born May 31, 1912, Everett, Washington, U.S.—died September 1, 1983, Everett) U.S. Democratic senator known for his anticommunist views and as an advocate of high defense spending during the Cold War.
The Henry Jackson Society ( HJS) is a trans-Atlantic foreign policy and national security think tank, based in the United Kingdom. While describing itself as non-partisan, its outlook has been described variously as "right-wing", [1] [2] [3] [4] neoliberal [5] [6] and as neoconservative.
May 30, 2012 · Everett is where the memories begin and end for Henry Martin “Scoop” Jackson, the son of Norwegian immigrants who became one of the nation’s elite leaders — and nearly president — before his...
Sep 3, 1983 · Senator Henry M. Jackson, the Washington Democrat who served in Congress for more than half of this century, ran for President twice and was regarded as one of the nation's leading voices on...
