Adlai stevenson ii biography books
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Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy - Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly
Elected governor of Illinois in 1948 by the largest margin of any candidate in that state, Stevenson became the losing Democratic contender in the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections. He died in 1964. McKeever, a friend who served as Stevenson's publicity director during his first presidential campaign, maintains that Stevenson did not want to run in '52, doubted he could win in '56 and performed nobly as UN ambassador during the Kennedy administration in spite of JFK's less-than-steadfast support. The author speculates that the accidental shooting death of a friend when Stevenson was 12 accounts, at least in part, for his compulsive self-deprecation and feeling of unworthiness, as well as his calm acceptance of his divorce and the two overwhelming campaign losses to Eisenhower. McKeever is at pains to correct the impression that Stevenson was politically indecisive and to show that the vicious attacks he suffered over his role in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, accusations that he advocated a "Caribbean Munich," were unwarranted. This sympathetic biography of a graceful, witty, far-seeing statesman will be read with pleasure and a little sadness, especially by voters who were "madly for Adlai." Photos.
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Adlai Stevenson II
American politician swallow diplomat (1900–1965)
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Official portrait, 1961 | |
| In office January 23, 1961 – July 14, 1965 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | James Prophet Wadsworth |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Goldberg |
| In office January 10, 1949 – January 12, 1953 | |
| Lieutenant | Sherwood Dixon |
| Preceded by | Dwight H. Green |
| Succeeded by | William Stratton |
| Born | Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-02-05)February 5, 1900 Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1965(1965-07-14) (aged 65) London, England |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ellen Borden (m. 1928; div. 1949) |
| Children | 3, including Adlai III |
| Parent | |
| Relatives | Stevenson family |
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| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 |
| Rank | Seaman second class |
| Unit | Princeton Naval Unit |
| Wars | World War I |
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Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy
Porter McKeever, who worked on one of Stevenson's campaigns and knew him, although not intimately, presents a largely admiring but well-balanced biography. McKeever clearly harbors a great deal of admiration for Stevenson, and indeed the first half of the book almost tipped too far in that direction for me to consider it relatively unbiased. But McKeever does not shy away from discussing Stevenson's missteps and flaws, and those really come to light in the last decade of Stevenson's life.
Stevenson was marred by a horrific childhood incident: he accidentally shot and killed a young girl when he was 11 years-old. It was a complete accident, done in front of several people at a dinner party that his parents were hosting (Stevenson was asked to bring a gun downstai