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- George_Aiken abstract "George David Aiken (August 20, 1892 – November 19, 1984) was an American farmer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th Governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, from 1941 to 1975. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior member of the Senate. As governor he had battled the New Deal over its programs for hydroelectric power and flood control in Vermont. Aiken was rooted in the state's Progressive traditions, but distrusted any increase in presidentialpower.As a liberal Northeastern Republican in the Senate, he was one of four Republican cosponsors of the Full Employment Act of 1945. He sponsored the food allotment bill of 1945, which was a forerunner of the food stamp program. He promoted federal aid to education, and sought to establish a minimum wage of 65 cents in 1947. He was an isolationist in 1941 but supported the Truman Doctrine in 1947, and the Marshall Plan in 1948. In the 1960s and 1970s he steered a middle course on the Vietnam war, opposing Johnson's escalation and supporting Nixon's slow withdrawal policies. He was a strong supporter of the small farmer. As acting chairman of the Senate agriculture committee in 1947, he opposed high rigid price supports. He had to compromise however, and the Hope-Aiken act of 1948 introduced a sliding scale of price supports. In 1950 he was one of seven Republican senators who denounced in writing the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy, warning against elements in the Republican Party that sought, "victory through the selfish political exploitation of fear, bigotry, ignorance and intolerance."".
- George_Aiken activeYearsEndDate "1941-01-09".
- George_Aiken activeYearsEndDate "1975-01-03".
- George_Aiken activeYearsStartDate "1937-01-07".
- George_Aiken activeYearsStartDate "1941-01-10".
- George_Aiken birthDate "1892-08-20".
- George_Aiken birthPlace Dummerston,_Vermont.
- George_Aiken birthYear "1892".
- George_Aiken deathDate "1984-11-19".
- George_Aiken deathPlace Putney,_Vermont.
- George_Aiken deathYear "1984".
- George_Aiken lieutenant William_Henry_Wills_(politician).
- George_Aiken office "Governor of Vermont".
- George_Aiken orderInOffice "64th".
- George_Aiken party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- George_Aiken successor Patrick_Leahy.
- George_Aiken successor William_Henry_Wills_(politician).
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- George_Aiken after Allen_J._Ellender.
- George_Aiken after Ernest_E._Moore.
- George_Aiken after James_Eastland.
- George_Aiken after John_Little_McClellan.
- George_Aiken after Milton_Young.
- George_Aiken after Patrick_Leahy.
- George_Aiken after William_Henry_Wills_(politician).
- George_Aiken after "and John L. McClellan".
- George_Aiken alongside Ralph_Flanders.
- George_Aiken alongside Robert_Stafford.
- George_Aiken alongside Warren_Austin.
- George_Aiken alongside Winston_L._Prouty.
- George_Aiken before Allen_J._Ellender.
- George_Aiken before Charles_Manley_Smith.
- George_Aiken before Edward_H._Deavitt.
- George_Aiken before Ernest_W._Gibson,_Jr..
- George_Aiken before J._Lister_Hill.
- George_Aiken before Styles_Bridges.
- George_Aiken birthDate "1892-08-20".
- George_Aiken birthName "George David Aiken".
- George_Aiken birthPlace Dummerston,_Vermont.
- George_Aiken caption "George David Aiken in his office".
- George_Aiken class "3".
- George_Aiken dateOfBirth "1892-08-20".
- George_Aiken dateOfDeath "1984-11-19".
- George_Aiken deathDate "1984-11-19".
- George_Aiken deathPlace Putney,_Vermont.
- George_Aiken hasPhotoCollection George_Aiken.
- George_Aiken sr "United States Senator".
- George_Aiken lieutenant "William H. Wills".
- George_Aiken name "Aiken, George".
- George_Aiken office "Governor of Vermont".
- George_Aiken order "64".
- George_Aiken party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- George_Aiken placeOfBirth Dummerston,_Vermont.
- George_Aiken placeOfDeath Putney,_Vermont.
- George_Aiken predecessor Charles_Manley_Smith.
- George_Aiken predecessor Ernest_W._Gibson,_Jr..
- George_Aiken rows "2".
- George_Aiken shortDescription "American politician".
- George_Aiken spouse "Beatrice Howard, Lola Pierotti".
- George_Aiken state Vermont.
- George_Aiken state "Vermont".
- George_Aiken successor Patrick_Leahy.
- George_Aiken successor William_Henry_Wills_(politician).
- George_Aiken termEnd "1941-01-09".
- George_Aiken termEnd "1975-01-03".
- George_Aiken termStart "1937-01-07".
- George_Aiken termStart "1941-01-10".
- George_Aiken title Dean_of_the_United_States_Senate.
- George_Aiken title List_of_Governors_of_Vermont.
- George_Aiken title List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Vermont.
- George_Aiken title Speaker_of_the_Vermont_House_of_Representatives.
- George_Aiken title "Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee".
- George_Aiken title "Chairman of the Senate Executive Department Expenditures Committee".
- George_Aiken title "Most Senior Republican United States Senator".
- George_Aiken wordnet_type synset-governor-noun-1.
- George_Aiken wordnet_type synset-incumbent-noun-1.
- George_Aiken years "--07-27".
- George_Aiken years "1933".
- George_Aiken years "1935".
- George_Aiken years "1937".
- George_Aiken years "1941".
- George_Aiken years "1947".
- George_Aiken years "1953".
- George_Aiken years "1961".
- George_Aiken description "American politician".
- George_Aiken description "American politician".
- George_Aiken subject Category:1892_births.
- George_Aiken subject Category:1984_deaths.
- George_Aiken subject Category:Governors_of_Vermont.
- George_Aiken subject Category:Lieutenant_Governors_of_Vermont.
- George_Aiken subject Category:Members_of_the_Vermont_House_of_Representatives.
- George_Aiken subject Category:Republican_Party_United_States_Senators.