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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.
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]
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 ...
“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
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 ...
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]
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