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Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 to 1981.
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...
Apr 9, 2024 · Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Adlai Stevenson (born Oct. 23, 1835, Christian County, Ky., U.S.—died June 14, 1914, Chicago, Ill.) was the 23rd vice president of the United States (1893–97) in the Democratic administration of President Grover Cleveland. Stevenson was the son of John Turner Stevenson, a tobacco farmer, and Eliza ...
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.
Aug 8, 2006 · When the 1,372 delegates to the Democratic Party’s national convention gathered in Chicago on August 13th, 1956, Adlai E. Stevenson was a sure thing for the nomination as the Party’s candidate against the incumbent President Eisenhower. It was his second chance, as he had run against Eisenhower unsuccessfully four years before.
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 ...
