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George Marshall had had further help from such men at home as Robert Abercrombie Lovett, his able Under Secretary; Massachusetts' Congressman Christian Herter, who had organized the congressional fact-finding trip to Europe; and, above all, from Michigan's Senator Arthur Vandenberg, whose services have never been fully acknowledged by the Administration...
...Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. . . . As a Christian gentleman, a thinker, a scholar, a diplomat, a patriot, he is unexcelled...
...Republicans. To go with a $597 million authorization, John Taber brought out an appropriation bill providing actual cash of only $509 million. For France, Austria and Italy, this meant $88 million less than the "irreducible minimum" set by the Administration and approved by the G.O.P. foreign-policy leader, Arthur Vandenberg. For China, which the House had insisted on including among the aid recipients, the Taber bill provided not one cent. The State Department, said John Taber, had not "justified" China's need (see Foreign Relations). For good measure, tight-fisted Mr. Taber wanted a 53% cut (fron; $490 million...
...Opened Door. Next day, a conference of five Senators and five Representatives sat down to work out a compromise acceptable to both houses. After ten hours of wrangling, Conference Chairman Arthur Vandenberg reported that an agreement had been reached...
...noticeable chill settled over the room. Eisenhower looked at Taft. Taft looked at Eisenhower. Arthur Vandenberg looked at both. Then Ike answered that he had some specific ideas in mind, but there was not time to go into them. On that note the party broke...