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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.
“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
Stevenson met his future wife, Nancy Anderson, in 1953 while he was in tank training at Fort Knox in preparation for his deployment to Japan and then Korea. The couple was married in 1955 at Nancy’s home outside of Louisville. [36] Together, they had four children. His son Adlai Stevenson IV is a business executive and former journalist. [5]
A program of liberal patriotic education would devote more time, resources and accountability for students to learn their civic inheritance and shared American history. It would educate students ...
Stevenson circa 1953. This is the electoral history of Adlai Stevenson II, who served as Governor of Illinois (1949–1953) and 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1961–1965), and was twice the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States, losing both the 1952 and 1956 presidential general elections to Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower.
After winning the presidential nomination, Adlai Stevenson II announced that he would allow the convention delegates to choose his running mate and did not support any candidate. [9] Governor W. Averell Harriman , who had received the second highest amount of delegates on the presidential ballot, also announced that he was not interested in the ...
Adlai Stevenson may refer to: Adlai Stevenson I (1835–1914), U.S. Vice President (1893–1897) and Congressman (1879–1881) Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965 ...
"54-40 or fight" – James K. Polk, highlighting his position on resolving the Oregon Territory boundary dispute with Russia and the United Kingdom. [3]"Reannexation of Texas and Reoccupation of Oregon" [4] – James K. Polk, drawing attention to his stand on Texas annexation and the Oregon boundary question.