Adlai Stevenson

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), Governor of Illinois (1949–1953), U.S. presidential candidate (1952 and 1956), U.N. Ambassador (1961–1965), grandson of Adlai Stevenson I
  • Adlai Stevenson III (born 1930), U.S. Senator (1970–1981), Illinois State Representative (1965–1967), candidate for Illinois governor (1982 and 1986), son of Adlai Stevenson II
  • Adlai Stevenson IV (born 1956), journalist, son of Adlai Stevenson III

Famous quotes by adlai stevenson:

    Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump for a speech on conservation.
    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    With the supermarket as our temple and the singing commercial as our litany, are we likely to fire the world with an irresistible vision of America’s exalted purpose and inspiring way of life?
    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House.
    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    The Republican party makes even its young men seem old; the Democratic Party makes even its old men seem young.
    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    We hear the Secretary of State boasting of his brinkmanship—the art of bringing us to the edge of the abyss.
    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)