The loss of so capable and so energetic a legislator whose Federal service dates back to before the attack on Pearl Harbor is beyond measure. Over 12 years in the House and 31 years in the Senate. "ScooP" JACKSON left his imprint on policies and events during critical decades of our countrys history. In recent times he was the driving force behind such landmark legislation as the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the 1974 Trade Act clause barring favorednation status to countries like the Soviet Union with restrictive emigration policies. Senator JACKSONS lowkey style may have frustrated his Presidential ambitions but it endeared him to many and earned him friends and admirers in both political parties. His longstanding concern about the Soviet threat and the need to improve Americas defenses caused him to be mentioned for Cabinet positions in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
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