FTP, name this long-time Ohio senator and son of a former president.
In 1942, he was the only member of Congress to vote against the internment of Japanese-Americans; seven years later, he and Herbert Hoover opposed the creation of NATO and called for a "fortress America" and the "principle of the free hand." Edged out for the GOP presidential nomination in 1940, 1948, and 1952, he became Senate Majority Leader in 1953 and was often known as "Mr. Republican."  FTP, name this long-time Ohio senator and son of a former president.
In 1942, he was the only member of Congress to vote against the internment of Japanese-Americans; seven years later, he and Herbert Hoover opposed the creation of NATO and called for a "fortress America" and the "principle of the free hand.
Robert A(lphonso) Taft