Joe Waggonner

U.S. Congressperson

1918 – 2007

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Who was Joe Waggonner?

Joseph David Waggonner, Jr., better known as Joe D. Waggonner, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Bossier Parish who represented the Fourth Congressional District of northwest Louisiana from December 1961 until January 1979. He was also a confidant of Republican U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, and in 1974 hosted Nixon's first public appearance after his resignation amid the Watergate scandal.

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Born
Sep 7, 1918
Plain Dealing
Religion
  • Methodism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Louisiana Tech University
Lived in
  • Shreveport
  • Bossier City
Died
Oct 7, 2007
Shreveport

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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