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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 . 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​|author=J. Lee Annis|date=2016|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> Senator Javits was undoubtedly 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​

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​|author=J. Lee Annis|date=2016|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> Senator Javits was undoubtedly 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|publisher=''The Huffington Post''​

|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 [[Gulf of Tonkin 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​