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'''Joseph David Waggonner, Jr.''', known as '''Joe Waggonner''' (September 7, 1918 – October 7, 2007), was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district, who served from late December 1961 to January 3, 1979. He was active in what was later known as the Boll Weevil Democrats, who sometimes supported [[Republican Party|Republican]] positions on fiscal and foreign policies. A confidant of Republican [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]], he hosted in 1974 Nixon's first public appearance after the resignation amid the [[Watergate]] affair.

'''Joseph David Waggonner, Jr.''' (September 7, 1918 – October 7, 2007), known as '''Joe Waggonner''', was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district, who served from late December 1961 to January 3, 1979. He was active in what was later known as the Boll Weevil Democrats, who sometimes supported [[Republican Party|Republican]] positions on fiscal and foreign policies. A confidant of Republican [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]], he hosted in 1974 Nixon's first public appearance after the resignation amid the [[Watergate]] affair.

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