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|title=Jacob Javits Dies in Florida at 81: 4-Term Senator from New York​|author=James F. Clarity|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>​

|title=Jacob Javits Dies in Florida at 81: 4-Term Senator from New York​|author=James F. Clarity|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>​

Javits opposed the establishment of the former House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigated [[Communism|communist]] subversion. A staunch supporter of [[Israel]], Javits served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee Early in the attorney general's race, Javits successfully denied charges that he had once sought support from members of the Communist Party in the his 1946 race for Congress.<ref>{{cite book​

Javits opposed the establishment of the former House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigated [[Communism|communist]] subversion. A staunch supporter of [[Israel]], Javits served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee . In the attorney general's race, he successfully rebuffed charges that he had sought support from members of the Communist Party in the his 1946 race for Congress.<ref>{{cite book​

|title=Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1496806158 |isbn=1496806158​

|title=Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1496806158 |isbn=1496806158​

|author=J. Lee Annis |date=2016|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>

|author=J. Lee Annis |date=2016|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref> Senator Javits was clearly the most outspoken Republican liberal in Congress.<ref>{{cite web​

 

Senator Javits was clearly the most outspoken Republican liberal in Congress.<ref>{{cite web​

|title=Yes, Virginia, There are Liberal Republicans |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j.../a-closed-mind-is-a-terrib_b_202091.html​

|title=Yes, Virginia, There are Liberal Republicans |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j.../a-closed-mind-is-a-terrib_b_202091.html​

|date=May 12, 2009}}</ref>  Javits spent most weekdays in [[Washington, D.C.]], while his wife remained in their [[Manhattan]] apartment to pursue her interest in the arts. He hence commuted for twenty-four years to see her.<ref name=nydn/>

|date=May 12, 2009}}</ref>  Javits spent most weekdays in [[Washington, D.C.]], while his wife remained in their [[Manhattan]] apartment to pursue her interest in the arts. He hence commuted for twenty-four years to see her.<ref name=nydn/>

In foreign affairs, he backed the Eisenhower Doctrine in the Middle East and pressed for more foreign military and economic assistance. He voted in 1964 for the [[Tonkin Gulf Resolution]] but later became critical of President Johnson's handling of the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite book​

In foreign affairs, he backed the Eisenhower Doctrine in the Middle East and pressed for more foreign military and economic assistance. He voted in 1964 for the [[Gulf of Tonkin Resolution]] but later became critical of President Johnson's handling of the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite book​

|title=The Eisenhower Years |page=351 |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1438119089  |isbn=1438119089​

|title=The Eisenhower Years |page=351 |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1438119089  |isbn=1438119089​

|author=Michael S. Mayer |date=2009}}</ref>  

|author=Michael S. Mayer |date=2009}}</ref>