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Pickle, J. J. Jake .
James Jarrell Pickle, better known as Jake, (1913-2005) served as the US House Representative for the 10th district of Texas from 1963 to 1995. Pickle graduated in 1938 from the University of Texas at Austin, where he befriended John Connally. After graduation he worked for the National Youth Administration, which brought him into contact with Lyndon Johnson. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific for the US Navy. His post-war career saw him working at Johnson’s radio station KTBC and then co-founding KVET. In 1949, he co-founded the Austin public relations firm Syers-Pickle & Winn, working as an advertiser in political campaigns.
When the 10th District Congressman Homer Thornberry resigned, Pickle won the special election with President Johnson’s support, being sworn in on December 24, 1963. Being one of five southern democrats to vote for the Civil Rights Act, he showed himself as a staunch Johnson supporter, voting for his Great Society programs. Over the years he worked on the House Ways and Means Committee and as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee, which led to his support of the Social Security Reform Bill of 1983 and Pension Reform Act of 1994. He decided not to seek reelection in 1994, and left office on January 3, 1995.
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Pickle, J.J.
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J.J. Pickle (1913-2005) was representative for the 10th U.S. Congressional District of Texas for 1963-1995. Gillis Long (1923-1985) was representative for the 8th U.S. Congressional District of Louisiana in 1963-1965 and 1973-1985. He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana in 1964 and 1971. From the description of J.J. Pickle oral history interview, 1987. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 77070659 James Jarrell Pickle, better known as "Jake," (1913-2005...
