Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat.
Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a member of the initial U.S. delegations to the UN. He was the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953, and he won the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the 1952 and 1956 elections.
In both the 1952 and 1956 elections, Stevenson was defeated in landslides by Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination for a third time at the 1960 Democratic National Convention. After President John F. Kennedy's election, he appointed Stevenson as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Stevenson served from 1961 until his death in 1965 from a heart attack in London, following a United Nations conference in Switzerland.
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referencedIn | Aaron Copland Collection, 1841-1991, (bulk 1911-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
referencedIn | Abraham Aaron Roback papers, 1909-1965. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Adams, Mildred, 1894-1980. Additional papers, 1934-1980 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Adams, Mildred, 1894-1980. Papers, 1934-1980 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Additional papers, 1934-1980 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Addresses relating to Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945-1980. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
referencedIn | Adlai E. Stevenson project : oral history, 1966-1970. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
creatorOf | Adler, Richard, 1921-. Richard Adler collection 1950-1980 (bulk 1950-1970). | Library of Congress | |
referencedIn | Alabama. Governor (1951-1955 : Persons). Public relations files, 1951-1955. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
referencedIn | Alan Barth papers, 1937-1981 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives |
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referencedIn | General Records of the Department of Energy. 1915 - 2007. Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Papers of Drew Pearson. 1915 - 1969. Files from the Georgetown Office and Residence | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library | |
referencedIn | Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Washington, DC | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Reminiscences of Marian Heiskell 1967 | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries |
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associatedWith | Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971. |
associatedWith | Adams, Mildred, 1894-1980. |
associatedWith | Adler, Richard, 1921- |
correspondedWith | AFL-CIO Connecticut State Labor Council. |
associatedWith | Agricultural Adjustment Administration. |
associatedWith | Alabama. Governor (1951-1955 : Persons). |
associatedWith | Alessandri Rodríguez, Jorge, 1896-1986. |
correspondedWith | Alexander, Archibald Stevens, 1906-1979 |
associatedWith | Alsop, Joseph W. (Joseph Wright), 1876-1953 |
associatedWith | Alsop, Joseph, 1910-1989. |
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Birth 1900-02-05
Death 1965-07-14
Male
Americans
English
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