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Word: vandenbergers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...other choice but to hold to its position. Harry Truman was quoted by Labor Leader David Dubinsky as promising, "We will not go out of Berlin." That was about all most U.S. citizens knew about their nation's developing diplomacy. But they were willing to applaud when Arthur Vandenberg warned the world not to misinterpret political differences in the U.S. After a conference with Governor Dewey, Vandenberg declared: "We are serving notice on the world that America is united to protect American rights everywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: This Is Washington | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

...House members was how soon they could pack up and go home. The Senate was still involved in the leisurely Southern filibuster against the anti-poll tax bill. But on the fifth day there was a break. The G.O.P. leadership tried to invoke cloture. But when Senate President Arthur Vandenberg ruled that cloture could not be applied, no matter how many votes in its favor, the Senate recapitulated. It was a clear victory for the South...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Quick End | 8/16/1948 | See Source »

After conferring with Senator Arthur Vandenberg and Dulles, Dewey issued a formal statement that carried the weight of G.O.P. policy. Said he: "The present duty of Americans is not to be divided by past lapses, but to unite to surmount present dangers ... In Berlin, we must not surrender our rights under duress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: We Will Not Be Coerced | 8/2/1948 | See Source »

...aggressive partisan politics, but was it good for the nation? There was grave danger that the whole session would bog down in futile political wrangling. Said Michigan's Senator Arthur Vandenberg: "No good can come to the country from a special session of Congress which obviously stems solely from political motives." The greatest danger was that the world would misconstrue a purely domestic fight as evidence of fundamental disagreement over U.S. policies abroad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Turnip Day Session | 7/26/1948 | See Source »

...Ottawa, politicians were saying: "That's just it. Do you remember the Republican convention last month? St. Laurent is behaving like Vandenberg. And Gardiner is doing a Dewey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: POLITICS: Making a Race | 7/19/1948 | See Source »

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