Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson

Together, U.S. senators Henry “Scoop” Jackson and Warren “Maggie” Magnuson wielded tremendous clout in the nation’s capital. Scoop, pictured here during an early Eighties visit to Skagit County (the Farmhouse Inn), once ran unsuccessfully for the Democrat Party’s nomination for president. If I recall correctly, the politician’s nickname dated back to his childhood days as a newspaper carrier in Everett. During my time at Everett Community College I had the distinction of living in a tiny alley house just two blocks from the senator’s home. In addition to out Everett connection, the senator and I shared a common Norwegian heritage. I’m thinking the draw to the Farmhouse on the day I took this photo was some kind of special on lutefiske and lefse.