what does"remained its most prickly figure" mean?
【The blue Lincoln had been flown on to Dallas in a cargo plane for tomorrow's motorcade there. Here the President would ride in a smaller white convertible. Otherwise the caravan was the same, and Ralph Yarborough remained its most prickly figure. 】

does“remained its most prickly figure”mean "angry" or "picky?"
Ralph Yarborough is the senator, not the agent in charge of the caravan, why should he be prickly about the caravan?

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what does"remained its most prickly figure" mean?
【The blue Lincoln had been flown on to Dallas in a cargo plane for tomorrow's motorcade there. Here the President would ride in a smaller white convertible. Otherwise the caravan was the same, and Ralph Yarborough remained its most prickly figure. 】

does“remained its most prickly figure”mean "angry" or "picky?"
Ralph Yarborough is the senator, not the agent in charge of the caravan, why should he be prickly about the caravan?

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There is some context missing but prickly means someone who is not friendly. "Most prickly figure" means that he was the most difficult person to deal with in the group. Prickly, like a cactus.

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