Vandenberg Reconsidered: Senate Resolution 239 and American Foreign Policy
1977; Oxford University Press; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1467-7709.1977.tb00230.x
ISSN1467-7709
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
ResumoThe contribution of Republican Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan to the making of foreign policy in the early Cold War years has often been neglected. An examination of the development of the Vandenberg Resolution passed on June 11, 1948, demonstrates the influence that Vandenberg wielded over the Democratic administration under President Harry S. Truman. Vandenberg’s position in the Senate was, of course, essential to his role. As his papers indicate, the Eightieth Congress marked the peak of his power: he was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and president pro tempore of the Senate. Vandenberg was also a leading unannounced contender for the Republican presidential nomination, and the crisis-ridden foreign policy situation during the spring and summer of 1948 served to enhance his prospects for the nomination.1 At the same time Vandenberg enjoyed close relations with Undersecretary of State Robert A. Lovett, who worked to incorporate Vandenberg’s views into the State Department’s position on Western Europe in the early months of 1948.
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