hiː səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn bˌiːɪŋ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt tə ðɪ ˈeɪɾisˈɪksθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ænd tə ðə tˈɛn səksˈiːdɪŋ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
He succeeded in being elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth United States Congress and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1981).