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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instanceOf Republican Party politician
United States senator
human
journalist
politician
appointedBy Fred W. Green NERFINISHED
burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
child Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr. NERFINISHED
Barbara Vandenberg NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Vandenberg NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1884-03-22
dateOfDeath 1951-04-18
describedIn Vandenberg Resolution on collective security (1948) NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Michigan (attended, did not graduate) NERFINISHED
electedIn 1928 United States Senate election in Michigan NERFINISHED
1934 United States Senate election in Michigan
1940 United States Senate election in Michigan
1946 United States Senate election in Michigan NERFINISHED
employer Grand Rapids Herald NERFINISHED
endTimeOfPosition 1951-04-18
familyName Vandenberg NERFINISHED
fullName Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg NERFINISHED
givenName Arthur NERFINISHED
heritage Dutch American
honoredBy Arthur H. Vandenberg Center for Public Policy at Grand Valley State University NERFINISHED
Vandenberg Room in the United States Capitol NERFINISHED
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
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
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 NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
President pro tempore of the United States Senate NERFINISHED
United States senator
editor of the Grand Rapids Herald
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
represents Michigan NERFINISHED
residence Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Elizabeth Watson Vandenberg NERFINISHED
Hazel Whitaker Vandenberg NERFINISHED
startTimeOfPosition 1928-03-31
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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Hoyt S. Vandenberg hasRelative Arthur H. Vandenberg