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Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was an American politician who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897 under President Grover Cleveland. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevenson served as a U.S. Representative for Illinois in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
Jun 27, 2024 · Adlai Stevenson (born Oct. 23, 1835, Christian County, Ky., U.S.—died June 14, 1914, Chicago, Ill.) was the 23rd vice president of the United States (1893–97) in the Democratic administration of President Grover Cleveland.
Adlai E. Stevenson was a U.S. political leader and diplomat who helped found the United Nations (UN), where he served as chief U.S. delegate (1961–65); he is mainly remembered by his countrymen as the eloquent, witty, but unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1952 and 1956.
Oct 16, 2022 · U.S. United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson (right) and Soviet ambassador Valerian Zorin (left) look at display of aerial photos showing Soviet missile bases in Cuba at a Security Council...
Adlai Ewing Stevenson was a rarity in American public life, a cultivated, urbane, witty, articulate politician whose popularity was untarnished by defeat and whose stature grew in diplomacy. He...
Nov 3, 2008 · The last was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, who lost to Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. Stevenson loved language and was a gifted orator. A sharp wit, he could be both high-minded and self-deprecating.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson I was an American politician who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897 under President Grover Cleveland. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevenson served as a U.S. Representative for Illinois in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
