Adlai Ewing Stevenson : the Capitol's tribute, 1965.

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson : the Capitol's tribute, 1965.

Signed holograph of the eulogy given by Governor Kerner at the state memorial services for Stevenson held in Springfield, Ill. on July 17, 1965. Signed by dignitaries from around the world attending services at Springfield and also in Bloomington.

1 v. ; 29 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7607950

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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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 me...

Kerner, Otto, 1908-1976

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Kerner was a Chicago lawyer, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, county judge, Illinois governor (1961-1968), and court of appeals judge, from which post he was removed after a criminal conviction. He spent some months in the Federal Correctional Institution at Lexington, Kentucky. From the description of Letters, August 10, 1974; January 10 and 29, 1975. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 434841882 Kerner was a Chicago lawyer, U. S....