ɪn hɪz mˈoʊst nˈæɹoʊ vˈɪktɚɹi, hiː wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ˈaɪəwəz jˈuː.ˈɛs. hˈaʊs dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən tə sɚvˈaɪv ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk lˈændslaɪd.
In his most narrow victory, he was the only Republican member of Iowa's U.S. House delegation to survive the 1964 Democratic landslide.