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Hickenlooper, being a popular governor, was elected to the Senate in 1944,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266870 IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 21, 2021.</ref> narrowly defeating [[Guy Gillette (politician)|Guy Mark Gillette]] in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> He served for a total of four terms, winning re-election in 1950,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267007 IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref> 1956,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267038 IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref> and 1962.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66065 IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref>

Hickenlooper, being a popular governor, was elected to the Senate in 1944,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266870 IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 21, 2021.</ref> narrowly defeating [[Guy Gillette (politician)|Guy Mark Gillette]] in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> He served for a total of four terms, winning re-election in 1950,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267007 IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref> 1956,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267038 IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref> and 1962.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66065 IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref>

Although previously an [[isolationist]], Hickenlooper generally sided with the [[internationalist]] wing of the GOP in the Senate, stating:<ref>Schapsmeier, Edward L.; Schapsmeier, Frederick H. [https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9018&context=annals-of-iowa A Strong Voice for Keeping America Strong]. ''State Historical Society of Iowa''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref>

Although previously an [[isolationist]], Hickenlooper generally sided with the [[internationalist]] wing of the GOP in the Senate, stating:<ref name=statehistoricalsociety>Schapsmeier, Edward L.; Schapsmeier, Frederick H. [https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9018&context=annals-of-iowa A Strong Voice for Keeping America Strong]. ''State Historical Society of Iowa''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref>

{{cquote|I believe we must take our properand enlarged part in international matters}}

{{cquote|I believe we must take our properand enlarged part in international matters}}

===Foreign policy===

===Foreign policy===

[[File:Bourke B. Hickenlooper Senate portrait.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Senate portrait of Hickenlooper.]]

[[File:Bourke B. Hickenlooper Senate portrait.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Senate portrait of Hickenlooper.]]

While strongly conservative, Hickenlooper sided with [[internationalism|internationalists]] on many foreign policy matters, supporting the [[United Nations]] and backing foreign aid in 1947. He also supported the [[Marshall Plan]] as well as the establishment of [[NATO]]. However, he was much more staunchly anti-communist than many moderates, having been referred to as a "[[Cold War]] warrior". Along with [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.]], Hickenlooper refused to sign the [[Tydings Committee]] report which cleared the [[State Department]] of wrongdoing.

While strongly conservative, Hickenlooper sided with [[internationalism|internationalists]] on many foreign policy matters, supporting the [[United Nations]] and backing foreign aid in 1947. He also supported the [[Marshall Plan]] as well as the establishment of [[NATO]]. However, he was much more staunchly anti-communist than many moderates, having been referred to as a "[[Cold War]] warrior". Along with [[Moderate Republican]] [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.]], Hickenlooper refused to sign the [[Tydings Committee]] report which cleared the [[State Department]] of wrongdoing.<ref name=statehistoricalsociety/>

Hickenlooper backed General [[Douglas MacArthur]] in the latter's dispute with President [[Harry Truman]] at the time of the [[Korean War]].<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/>

Hickenlooper backed General [[Douglas MacArthur]] in the latter's dispute with President [[Harry Truman]] at the time of the [[Korean War]].<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/>