Walter Judd

Walter Henry Judd (September 25 1898, Rising City, Nebraska – February 13, 1994, Mitchellville, Maryland) earned his medical degree at the University of Nebraska in 1923. Elected to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota in 1942, where he served for 20 years from 1943 until 1963 in the 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 86th, and 87th congresses. Dr. Judd gave the keynote address at the 1960 Republican National Convention in Chicago. In 1964 Judd's name was placed in nomination at the Republican National Convention for President and he received a smattering of votes. In 1981, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the nation's highest civilian award). He was an outspoken anti-communist and critic of U.S. "rapproachement" with China at the expense of the Republic of China on Taiwan. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, he was actively involved in the Council Against Communist Aggression in Washington DC. He died in 1994.

Walter Judd Freedom Award

The Fund for American Studies, an educational and internship program located at Georgetown University, annually presents the The Walter Judd Freedom Award in cooperation with the Center for International Relations to recognize individuals who have advanced the cause of freedom in the United States and abroad. Past recipients have included former United States President Ronald Reagan and George J. Viksnins, Emeritus Professor at Georgetown University.

External links

* [http://www.international.umn.edu/funding/student_funding/judd/juddinfo.html Background]
* [http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00314.html Publications]
* [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/judd-walter-henry.html Congress info]