Vandenberg, Arthur H(endrick)
- Vandenberg, Arthur H(endrick)
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died April 18, 1951, Grand Rapids
U.S. politician.
Editor of the
Grand Rapids Herald (1906–28), he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate (1928–51). He was a critic of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign policy but revised his isolationist position after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In a 1945 Senate speech he advocated U.S. participation in international alliances, and he was a delegate to the UN organizing conference. He led Republican congressional support for legislative measures introduced by Pres. Harry Truman, including the
Marshall Plan, the
Truman Doctrine, and
NATO.
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2010.
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Vandenberg, Arthur H(endrick) — (22 mar. 1884, Grand Rapids, Mich., EE.UU.–18 abr. 1951, Grand Rapids). Político estadounidense. Director del Grand Rapids Herald (1906–28), fue elegido senador por el partido republicano (1928–51). Criticó la política exterior del pdte. Franklin … Enciclopedia Universal
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