Ideologies / Neo-Conservative (Neocon) / Henry 'Scoop' Jackson
§ The minds · 1912–1983 · United States · Senator
Henry 'Scoop' Jackson
The neocons' Democrat
Hawkish liberalism that birthed a movement.
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Governance+26
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−30
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The Democratic senator whose hawkish anti-Soviet liberalism mentored a generation of aides — many of whom became the founding neoconservatives.
social
Socially moderate Cold-War Democrat.
economic
New Deal liberal on economics, pro-defense industry.
governance
Hardline anti-Soviet; human rights as a weapon of foreign policy.
Notable for
- Jackson–Vanik Amendment
- Cold-War defense hawk
- Mentored future neocons
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