“Every member of Congress should read this book for a
lesson in leadership.”—Cokie Roberts
“Meijer shows us a man who believed in working with rather than condemning
his colleagues. A sturdy and necessary biography of a politically principled man.”
—Kirkus
“Meijer’s engaging biography traces Vandenberg’s evolution from a young
politician drawn toward isolationism to a decisive proponent of the United
Nations and an enduring American world role. Meijer has produced an a ecting
human portrait of a public servant who came to symbolize the bipartisan pursuit
of the national interest and a more peaceful world.”—Henry A. Kissinger
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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS http://www.press.uchicago.edu
ARTHUR
VANDENBERG
THE MAN IN
THE MIDDLE OF
THE AMERICAN
CENTURY
HENDRIK MEIJER
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