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Stevenson gradually gained strength until he was nominated on the third ballot. The convention then chose Senator John Sparkman of Alabama, a conservative and segregationist, as Stevenson's running mate. The Supreme Court would not decide Brown v. Board of Education for approximately another two years. Stevenson then delivered an eloquent ...
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (/ ˈ æ d l eɪ /; February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat and who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965.
The highlight of the 1956 Democratic Convention came when Stevenson, in an effort to create excitement for the ticket, made the surprise announcement that the convention's delegates would choose his running mate. Stevenson decided not to reselect his 1952 running mate John Sparkman. This set off a desperate scramble among several candidates to ...
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“True patriotism, it seems to me, is based on tolerance and a large measure of humility.” — Adlai Stevenson II. This article was originally published on TODAY.com. Show comments.
From March 11 to June 5, 1956, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1956 United States presidential election.Former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections [1] and caucuses culminating in the 1956 Democratic National Convention held from August 13 to August 17, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois. [2]
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1952 election.After winning the presidential nomination on the third ballot of the 1952 Democratic National Convention, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson consulted with Democratic Party leaders such as President Harry S. Truman and Speaker Sam Rayburn. [1]
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