Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti-Communist member of th
Jackson c. 1971
Advertisement for Jackson's prosecuting attorney candidacy published in The Everett Daily Herald, September 9, 1938
Jackson meets with President Jimmy Carter and fellow Senator Sam Nunn, December 14, 1977
Jackson campaigning in the 1976 Democratic presidential primaries
From January 27 to June 8, 1976, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1976 United States presidential election. Former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter was selected as th
Henry M. Jackson
…the Jewish Defense League, to stand with him on stage to gain favor with Jewish Americans. 1976 presidential campaign Jackson campaigning in the 1976 Democratic presidential primaries Jackson raised his national profile by speaking out on Soviet-U.S. relations and Middle East policy regularly, and he was considered a front-runner for…
Jimmy Carter Portrait by Bernard Gotfryd
Scoop Jackson campaigning in 1976