Arthur H. Vandenberg

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Arthur H. Vandenberg was a prominent mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Michigan known for his influential role in shaping bipartisan American foreign policy after World War II.

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Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Republican Party politician
United States senator
human
journalist
politician
appointedBy Fred W. Green
burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
causeOfDeath cancer
child Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr.
Barbara Vandenberg
Elizabeth Vandenberg
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1884-03-22
dateOfDeath 1951-04-18
describedIn Vandenberg Resolution on collective security (1948)
educatedAt University of Michigan (attended, did not graduate)
electedIn 1928 United States Senate election in Michigan
1934 United States Senate election in Michigan
1940 United States Senate election in Michigan
1946 United States Senate election in Michigan
employer Grand Rapids Herald
endTimeOfPosition 1951-04-18
familyName Vandenberg
fullName Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg
givenName Arthur
heritage Dutch American
honoredBy Arthur H. Vandenberg Center for Public Policy at Grand Valley State University
Vandenberg Room in the United States Capitol
knownFor advocacy of bipartisan foreign policy
shift from isolationism to internationalism in U.S. foreign policy
support for the Marshall Plan
support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
support for the United Nations
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
notableQuote “Politics stops at the water’s edge.”
occupation journalist
politician
participatedIn formulation of post–World War II U.S. foreign policy
placeOfBirth Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
positionHeld Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
United States senator
editor of the Grand Rapids Herald
religion Methodism
represents Michigan
residence Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
spouse Elizabeth Watson Vandenberg
Hazel Whitaker Vandenberg
startTimeOfPosition 1928-03-31
workLocation Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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Hoyt S. Vandenberg hasRelative Arthur H. Vandenberg
Arthur H. Vandenberg child Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr.
linked to: Arthur H. Vandenberg