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Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was an American politician who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897 under President Grover Cleveland. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevenson served as a U.S. Representative for Illinois in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
Oct 12, 2018 · Known For: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and two-time Democratic presidential candidate. Born: Feb. 5, 1900 in Los Angeles, California. Parents: Lewis Green and Helen Davis Stevenson. Died: July 14, 1965 in London, England. Education: B.A., Princeton University and J.D., Northwestern University.
Sep 7, 2021 · Sept. 7, 2021. Adlai E. Stevenson III, a scion of generations of Illinois Democrats, who shared the names and presidential ambitions of his father and great-grandfather but not their political ...
A brief summary of the life of Adlai Stevenson is possible only by ignoring a great portion of his many contributions to America and the world. He was governor of Illinois from 1949-53; he was nominated twice for the Presidency, in 1952 and 1956, and he was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961-65.
United States presidential election of 1952, American presidential election held on November 4, 1952, in which Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower easily defeated Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson. Without an incumbent candidate in the White House, there was intense interest in who would win the nomination.
Oct 16, 2022 · How JFK Sacrificed Adlai Stevenson and the Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The standoff 60 years ago has newfound relevance as Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to deploy nukes in ...
Sep 8, 2021 · Former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, the namesake son and great-grandson of famous Illinois Democratic politicians, died at his Chicago home on Monday at age 90, the New York Times reported on ...
