Word: javitses
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Vacationing at Murray Bay, Canada, in 1933, Jack met and married Marjorie Ringling, an adopted daughter of the circus Ringlings and an aspiring actress. Within three years, they were divorced. Says Javits: "I guess we were too young. She was a Catholic and I was a Jew, and that had...
Fourth Reich. During World War II Jack served in the Army's chemical-warfare branch, was discharged as a lieutenant colonel in 1945. A Republican since joining Fiorello La Guardia's home club in 1932, he immediately got himself appointed research chief for the G.O.P.'s New York City mayoralty...
Challenged in 1948 by Democrat Paul O'Dwyer, the mayor's brother, Javits flooded the district with pamphlets, a comic book that showed him disarming a deranged gunman and saving the neighborhood (pure fantasy), even a brochure in Armenian for the handful of voters who spoke the language. He won...
Javits kept his constituents happy by faithfully representing their views. He voted against Taft-Hartley and the House Un-American Activities Committee, became an eloquent defender of the European Recovery Program. Though he sided with the G.O.P. about 62% of the time during his freshman term, he voted with the...
First Since Coolidge. After his smashing 1952 victory, Javits decided that it was time to move up. He put himself forward for the 1953 mayoral race, was rudely slapped down by the G.O.P.