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Vandenberg helped lead the bipartisan majority of Republicans and some Democrats in defeating Roosevelt's 1937 vain power-grab attempt to [[court packing|pack the court]],<ref>[https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/2014/Debates-Federal-Judiciary-Vol-II.pdf Debates on the Federal Judiciary: A Documentary History]. ''Federal Judiciary Center''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> known as the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill. The majority of Americans at the time also opposed the president's scheme.<ref>Zelizer, Julian E. (October 15, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opinion/supreme-court-packing-democrats-.html Packing the Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref>
Vandenberg helped lead the bipartisan majority of Republicans and some Democrats in defeating Roosevelt's 1937 vain power-grab attempt to [[court packing|pack the court]],<ref>[https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/2014/Debates-Federal-Judiciary-Vol-II.pdf Debates on the Federal Judiciary: A Documentary History]. ''Federal Judiciary Center''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> known as the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill. The majority of Americans at the time also opposed the president's scheme.<ref>Zelizer, Julian E. (October 15, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opinion/supreme-court-packing-democrats-.html Packing the Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref>
He died in office at the age of 67 in April 1951.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Arthur_Vandenberg_Dies.htm Arthur Vandenberg Dies]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> He reportedly was too busy with congressional duties to seek timely treatment for cancer.
He died in office at the age of 67 in April 1951.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Arthur_Vandenberg_Dies.htm Arthur Vandenberg Dies]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> His busyness with congressional duties reportedly prevented him from being able to seek timely treatment for cancer.
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