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Line 65: − + + + + + + + − In the 1964 gubernatorial second primary and general election, Waggonner endorsed Democrat [[John J. McKeithen]] who, like Waggonner in 1961, was opposed by the Republican Charlton Lyons. Waggonner objected to the strengthening of the Republican Party in Louisiana. He once said that Louisiana, unlike other southern states, already had a two-party system through its "[[Earl Long|Long]] and anti-Long factions. Nevertheless, in his later years, Waggonner occasionally endorsed Republicans, including the 1996 presidential nominee, [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]], who had been Ford's vice-presidential running mate in the 1976 loss to [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Walter Mondale]].
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Waggonner flew to Yorba Linda, [[California]], in April 1994 to attend Nixon's funeral. Indeed, he had maintained communication with Nixon long after both had left Washington. Nixon's first outing after his resignation was a trip to Shreveport for an event the Waggonners hosted at their home, remembered Rene Gibson, a former Waggonner staffer, as reported in ''The Shreveport Times'' on the occasion of Waggonner's death.
Waggonner flew to Yorba Linda, [[California]], in April 1994 to attend Nixon's funeral. Indeed, he had maintained communication with Nixon long after both had left Washington. Nixon's first outing after his resignation was a trip to Shreveport for an event the Waggonners hosted at their home, remembered Rene Gibson, a former Waggonner staffer, as reported in ''The Shreveport Times'' on the occasion of Waggonner's death.
Though friendly with Nixon, he quarreled with Nixon's successor [[Gerald Ford]] when Ford, as a former president, came into the 4th District in 1978 to support a Republican candidate, [[Jimmy Wilson|James H. "Jimmy" Wilson]] of Vivian in northern Caddo Parish), a former state representative who narrowly lost the general election race to Waggonner's choice, Buddy Leach.
Though friendly with Nixon, he quarreled with Nixon's successor [[Gerald Ford]] when Ford, as a former president, came into the 4th District in 1978 to support a Republican candidate, [[Jimmy Wilson|James H. "Jimmy" Wilson]] of Vivian in northern Caddo Parish, a former state representative who narrowly lost the general election race to Waggonner's choice, Buddy Leach.
In the 1964 gubernatorial primary runoff and general election, Waggonner endorsed Democrat [[John J. McKeithen]] who, like Waggonner in 1961, was opposed by the Republican Charlton Lyons. Waggonner objected to the strengthening of the Republican Party in Louisiana. He once said that Louisiana, unlike other southern states, already had a two-party system through its "[[Earl Long|Long]] and anti-Long factions. Nevertheless, in his later years, Waggonner occasionally endorsed Republicans, including 1996 presidential nominee [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]], who had been Ford's vice-presidential choice in the 1976 loss to [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Walter Mondale]].
===Arrest in 1976===
In 1976, Waggonner was arrested for soliciting an undercover police decoy in [[Washington, D.C.]], for purposes of [[prostitution]]. He was released because at that time lawmakers enjoyed immunity from prosecution for [[misdemeanor]] offenses. After the Waggonner case, the law was changed to allow congressional members to face misdemeanor charges with the exception of parking violations.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ppIIbWkftv4C&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194&dq=Joe+D.+Waggonner+arrest&source=bl&ots=WgR2ondm8i&sig=bD9XbjT4DrFQF3ut8Yby-bzeNco&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y8VCT7aBNISq2QWg6qjdBg&sqi=2&ved=0CEcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Joe%20D.%20Waggonner%20arrest&f=false|author=Jeffrey M. Eliot et al|title=The Congressional-Presidential Political Dictionary|date=1984|page= 194|publisher=Google Books||accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
In 1981, President [[Ronald W. Reagan]], who had campaigned for Charlton Lyons for governor of Louisiana in 1964, appointed Waggonner to the 15-member National Commission on Social Security Reform, headed by [[Alan Greenspan]].
In 1981, President [[Ronald W. Reagan]], who had campaigned for Charlton Lyons for governor of Louisiana in 1964, appointed Waggonner to the 15-member National Commission on Social Security Reform, headed by [[Alan Greenspan]].