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'''Henry "Scoop" Jackson''' was a [[Democratic Party]] senator and, according to President [[Ronald Reagan]], "a wise and revered statesman and one who probably understood the [[Soviet]]s as well as any American in history." <ref>[http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1983/90583a.htm]</ref>

[[Image:Henry M. Jackson of WA.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Former U. S. Senator Henry M. Jackson, Democrat from Washington State]]

He sought the Democratic Party nomination for President in 1972 and 1976 but did poorly in the primaries. Jackson was known as a staunch [[liberal]] on economic and social issues, who was never the less strongly anti-communist in foreign affairs. He remained a popular U.S. Senator from his home state of [[Washington]] until his death in 1983.

 

He sought the Democratic Party nomination for President in 1972 and 1976 but ran poorly in the primaries. Jackson was known as a staunch [[liberal]] on economic and social issues but was a strong [[Communism|anti-communist]]. Jackson remained a popular U.S. Senator until his death. Then Washington [[Governor]] [[John Spellman]] appointed his fellow [[Republican Party|Republican]] former Governor [[Daniel J. Evans|Daniel Jackson Evans]], to fill Jackson's seat. A few weeks later, the appointed Evans won a [[special election]] against the Democrat Mike Lowry, a then U.S. Representative. Evans remained in the Senate until January 3, 1989, when he was succeeded by [[Moderate Republican]] former Senator [[Slade Gorton]], who held the seat until 2001.

 

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