Adlai Stevenson
Noun
Meaning
United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968)
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Examples
Kennedy reminds me of Lindbergh and I suspect him of wishing to have a tough foreign policy and to worry about prestige. On the other hand, he is on the left, will be nicer to Negroes than to Big Business and has promised to appoint Adlai Stevenson as secretary of state. So it works out 50/50 by me.
Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson.
Adlai Stevenson has a genius for saying the right thing, at the right time, to the wrong people.
When I was in the Army, I read a book by Adlai Stevenson. He said law was as noble as saving a person's life. So at one point, I felt that way too.
A favorite son was on the ballot, Adlai Stevenson.
General election Adlai Stevenson warns against a return of the Republican policies of Herbert Hoover Campaign issues The Eisenhower campaign was one of the first presidential campaigns to make a major, concerted effort to win the female vote.