Eugene in Lane County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Frank Kellogg (1929)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

1. Frank Kellogg (1929) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Frank Kellogg, Secretary of State 1925-1929, believed in the peaceful resolution of international disputes. He signed 80 treaties and co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact, a treaty discouraging war as a way of solving problems between countries. Kellogg persuaded 64 countries to sign this Pact. The Kellogg-Briand Pact is one of the foundations for international war crimes trials today. Kellogg received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929 for a treaty linking the United States and France in friendship.

Competition in armament...is not only a terrible burden upon the people, but I believe it to be one of the greatest menaces to the peace of the world.

Erected 2013 by Nobel Peace Laureate Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Peace. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 44° 3.451′ N, 123° 4.92′ W. Marker is in Eugene, Oregon, in Lane County. Marker can be reached from Day Island Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eugene OR 97401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Al Gore (2007) (here, next to this marker); John Mott (1946)

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(here, next to this marker); Charles G. Dawes (1925) (here, next to this marker); Jane Addams (1931) (here, next to this marker); Ralph J. Bunche (1950) (here, next to this marker); Jimmy Carter (2002) (a few steps from this marker); Henry Kissinger (1973) (a few steps from this marker); Linus Pauling (1962) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eugene.

Also see . . . Frank Kellogg (NobelPrize.org). "The US Secretary of State Frank Kellogg was awarded the Peace Prize for having been one of the initiators of the Briand-Kellogg Pact of 1928. Almost all the world's states signed this pact, which prohibited wars of aggression. The original initiative came from the French Foreign Minister and Peace Prize Laureate Aristide Briand. He had sought a Franco-American agreement which would keep France secure from German revanchism after Germany's defeat in World War I. The United States was not interested, so Kellogg proposed a more extensive but looser pact. In addition, he demanded exceptions, to prevent harm to US interests on the American continent.

Frank Kellogg (1929) Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

2. Frank Kellogg (1929) Marker - wide view

The Kellogg marker is the fifth from the right.

This led to disagreement in the Nobel Committee, until a majority decided to award Kellogg the Peace Prize." (Submitted on October 8, 2020.)

<i>Frank Billings Kellogg, half-length portrait, facing front</i> (same photo as on marker) image. Click for full size.

Moffett, Chicago (courtesy of the Library of Congress), circa 1912

3. Frank Billings Kellogg, half-length portrait, facing front (same photo as on marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.