Electoral history of Adlai Stevenson, 31st Governor of Illinois (1949-1953), 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1961-1966) and Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 1952 and 1956.
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“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?”
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