On May 29, AEI’s Nicholas Eberstadt met with experts to discuss Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson’s (D-WA) legacy and US foreign policy. The Henry Jackson Society’s Alan Mendoza introduced the event, ...
There may never be another Scoop. Once upon a time Washington had many leaders who put national security before their politics. Henry "Scoop" Jackson stood at the top of the class. Serving in the ...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson gave a speech at Eastern Washington State College and berated another man named Jackson.
OLYMPIA — The state House of Representatives on Friday marked the upcoming 100th anniversary of the birth of Henry M. Jackson, the Everett native who became a powerful United States senator and iconic ...
There’s no getting around it: Henry Jackson loved his hometown of Everett. And Everett loves its hometown hero. The political superpower known as Scoop left huge footprints in the community, and, ...
Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson was a congressman and then senator from Washington state from 1941 until his death in 1983. Jackson was a traditional Democrat: liberal on domestic policy, strongly tied to ...
From 1975: Sen. Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson arrived in Spokane to campaign for president and described himself as “a candidate in the progressive center.” He said that Eastern Washington had a key role ...
NEXT month marks the centennial of the late Sen. Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson’s birth. Nearly 30 years have passed since his sudden death in 1983. Washingtonians under the age of 45 might have a faint ...
The Democrats need a candidate like a Democrat they used to have. He was Henry "Scoop" Jackson -- a hawk abroad, a liberal at home. From 1941 until his death in 1983, Jackson represented Washington ...
In the course of my career I’ve had the great privilege of working for Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson and knowing John McCain, two of the most consequential senators of the last seventy-five years. And ...
One day after beginning his campaign as his party's presidential nominee, Sen. John Kennedy (D-Mass.) names his longtime friend, Sen. Henry "Scoop" Jackson of Washington, as chairman of the Democratic ...