Utt the Nut, Jesus, and rock 'n roll

A quick update on my earlier post on James B. Utt, the man Saddleback College’s library is named for.

From an old LA Times article (The Right Place, Jerry Hicks, December 27, 1999):

James B. Utt, who helped Orange County gain a national reputation as a hotbed of archconservatism[:] "Utt the Nut," his enemies called him. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and handily won reelection until his death in 1970. Each year Utt introduced a bill to eliminate the federal income tax. He also tried to pass a constitutional amendment which would recognize Jesus Christ as America's authority figure. He opposed all civil rights legislation, but gained national fame, however, when he argued that rock 'n roll was a communist plot.