adlai stevenson

     

5 years after Eisenhower defeated him a second time, he packed his bags & headed to the U.N.

Trivia about adlai stevenson

  • In the '50s one of his running mates was Estes Kefauver
  • His vice presidential candidates were John J. Sparkman in 1952 & Estes Kefauver in 1956
  • In November most of the nation liked Ike, but some went "madly" for this Democrat
  • In a 1952 campaign speech, this Illinois Democrat said, "A hungry man is not a free man"
  • John & Stewart Alsop revived the word "egghead" to describe this candidate's supporters
  • 1956:Estes Kefauver
  • He said "There are no gains without pains" in his 1952 acceptance speech at the Democratic convention
  • After losing 2 presidential races in the 1950s, he was appointed U.N. Ambassador by JFK in 1960
  • Ewing
  • John Sparkman
  • Bryan's 1900 running mate; his grandson with the same name also lost a race or 2
  • In October 1962 this U.N. ambassador said he'd wait "until hell freezes over" for a Soviet reply to photos taken over Cuba

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