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==Administrative assistant on Capitol Hill==

==Administrative assistant on Capitol Hill==

Before owning and operating his newspapers, he worked during the 1950s on Capitol Hill as an administrative assistant for five years for [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. Representative]] Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961) of Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Touchstone researched and authored the bill to construct the Veteran's Hospital in Shreveport, which is named for Representative Brooks. As a legislative aide, Touchstone claimed to have encountered several [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] nationalists who were running down the steps of the Capitol. This small group of armed radicals had assaulted several congressmen and wounded two in the arm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/28/insider/1954-in-harms-way-on-capitol-hill.html|title=Five Congressmen Shot in House by 3 Puerto Rican Nationalists; Bullets Spray from Gallery|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=March 2, 1954| accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

Before owning and operating his newspapers, he worked during the 1950s on Capitol Hill as an administrative assistant for five years for [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[Thomas Overton Brooks]] (1897-1961) of Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Touchstone researched and authored the bill to construct the Veteran's Hospital in Shreveport, which is named for Representative Brooks. As a legislative aide, Touchstone claimed to have encountered several [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] nationalists who were running down the steps of the Capitol. This small group of armed radicals had assaulted several congressmen and wounded two in the arm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/28/insider/1954-in-harms-way-on-capitol-hill.html|title=Five Congressmen Shot in House by 3 Puerto Rican Nationalists; Bullets Spray from Gallery|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=March 2, 1954| accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

Another legislative aide on Brooks' staff was [[Billy McCormack]], later the pastor of the University Worship Center in Shreveport and a founding director and vice president of the [[Christian Coalition]].<ref name=mccormack>[[Billy McCormack]] Mission Group.com, June 10, 2012; no longer on-line.</ref>​

Another legislative aide on Brooks' staff was [[Billy McCormack]], later the pastor of the University Worship Center in Shreveport and a founding director and vice president of the [[Christian Coalition]].<ref name=mccormack>[[Billy McCormack]] Mission Group.com, June 10, 2012; no longer on-line.</ref>​