Henry M. Jackson, American lawyer and politician (born 1912)

Henry M. Jackson

American politician (1912–1983)

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…