Word: vandenbergers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Next day, Michigan's Arthur Vandenberg seconded Connally's words. He, too, would reassure the cautious that the pact was not an automatic commitment to war; it was, he said, "a fraternity of peace. It involves us in no obligation not already implicit in our signature to the United Nations Charter...
...argue ourselves out of ratifying the pact," Vandenberg warned, "but we cannot thereby argue ourselves out of the jeopardy which the pact seeks to minimize . . . Appeasement is surrender on the installment plan...
...Vandenberg sat down to thunderous applause from Democrats and Republicans alike. The last stubborn opponents of the pact seemed to be a mere handful-but a two-thirds majority was necessary for approval...
...Cafritz issued invitations to a mint julep and steak party this week at the Cafritz estate. The guest list, if all showed up, was almost as impressive as a Mesta fiesta. Among those invited: Vice President Barkley, the John Snyders, the Clark Cliffords, Generals Omar Bradley and Hoyt Vandenberg, a hatful of ambassadors and Cabinet members, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower...
...Hoover 4. Vandenberg...