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born March 22, 1884, Grand Rapids, Mich., U.S.
died April 18, 1951, Grand Rapids
U.S. politician.
Editor of the Grand Rapids Herald (190628), he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate (192851). He was a critic of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt 's foreign policy but revised his isolationist position after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In a 1945 Senate speech he advocated U.S. participation in international alliances, and he was a delegate to the UN organizing conference. He led Republican congressional support for legislative measures introduced by Pres. Harry Truman , including the Marshall Plan , the Truman Doctrine , and NATO .