Adlai Stevenson II
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (/ˈædleɪ/; February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician, noted for his intellectual demeanor, eloquent oratory, and promotion of liberal causes in the Democratic Party. He served as the 31st Governor of Illinois, and received the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1952 and 1956; both times he was defeated by Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower. He sought the Democratic presidential nomination for a third time in the election of 1960, but was defeated by Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. After his election, President Kennedy appointed Stevenson as the Ambassador to the United Nations; he served from 1961 to 1965. He died on July 14, 1965 in London after suffering a heart attack.
Read more about Adlai Stevenson II: Childhood, Education, and Early Career, 1933 To 1948, 1948: Elected Illinois Governor, 1952 Presidential Bid, 1956 Presidential Bid, 1960–1965, "Until Hell Freezes Over", Death and Legacy, Stevenson in Popular Culture, Schools and Other Entities Named After Stevenson
Famous quotes containing the words adlai stevenson, adlai and/or stevenson:
“An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff.”
—Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)
“Though Americans talk a good deal about the virtue of being serious, they generally prefer people who are solemn over people who are serious. In politics, the rare candidate who is serious, like Adlai Stevenson, is easily overwhelmed by one who is solemn, like General Eisenhower. This is probably because it is hard for most people to recognize seriousness, which is rare, especially in politics, but comfortable to endorse solemnity, which is as commonplace as jogging.”
—Russell Baker (b. 1925)
“Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.”
—Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)