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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. Show comments.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party , he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1970 to 1981.
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]
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 ...
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]
Adlai Ewing Stevenson (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.
Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois ‹ 1888 · 1896 › The 1892 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago , Illinois, from June 21 to 23, 1892. and nominated former President Grover Cleveland , who had been the party's standard-bearer in 1884 and 1888.