(May 31, 1912-September 1, 1983)
Born in Everett, Washington
Birth name is Henry Martin Jackson
U.S. Congressman (1941-1953) and Senator (1953-1983) from Washington
Democratic Presidential Candidate in 1972 and 1976

He supported the movement of Japanese immigrants to internment camps.
He supported the Vietnam War.
He was in favor increased military spending and a strong American presence overseas.
His wife was 21 years younger than him.
He opposed busing, but supported civil rights.
He was one of the founders of Neoconservatisim.

He never lost a Congressional election.
He tried to join the Army during World War II, even though he was already a sitting Congressman.
Ronald Reagan called him 'one of the greatest lawmakers of our time.'
He supported the admission of Alaska to the Union.
He once stated 'The danger of Americans being killed, the danger of divisiveness that would accrue from those developments ... are all too real. A superpower should not play that kind of role in a cauldron of trouble, because sooner or later we are going to get hurt.'

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