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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Valerian Zorin | | | |  Valerian Zorin: Encyclopedia II - Adlai Stevenson - 1952 presidential bidEarly in 1952, while Stevenson was still governor of Illinois, President Harry S. Truman proposed that he seek the Democratic nomination for president. In a fashion that was to become his trademark, Stevenson at first hesitated, arguing that he was committed to running for a second gubernatorial term. Despite his protestations, the delegates drafted him, and he accepted the nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a speech that according to contemporaries, "electrified the nation." Stevenson's distinctive speaking sty ...
See also:Adlai Stevenson, Adlai Stevenson - Childhood education and early career, Adlai Stevenson - Marriage and children, Adlai Stevenson - 1933 to 1948, Adlai Stevenson - 1948 election as Illinois governor, Adlai Stevenson - 1952 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1956 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965, Adlai Stevenson - Other Facts of Note Read more here: » Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia II - Adlai Stevenson - 1952 presidential bid |
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| | | | | Valerian Zorin: Encyclopedia II - Adlai Stevenson - Other Facts of Note Stevenson's father, Lewis G. Stevenson, was Illinois secretary of state (1914–1917). Stevenson's eldest son, Adlai E. Stevenson III, was a U.S. Senator from Illinois (1970–1981). Actor McLean Stevenson was a "second cousin once removed".
The Central Illinois Regional Airport near Bloomington has a whimsical statue of Stevenson, sitting on a bench with his feet propped on his briefcase and his head in one hand, as if waiting for his flight. He is wearing the shoes that he famously displayed to reporters during one of his campaigns, a hole worn in the sole from all th ...
See also:Adlai Stevenson, Adlai Stevenson - Childhood education and early career, Adlai Stevenson - Marriage and children, Adlai Stevenson - 1933 to 1948, Adlai Stevenson - 1948 election as Illinois governor, Adlai Stevenson - 1952 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1956 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965, Adlai Stevenson - Other Facts of Note Read more here: » Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia II - Adlai Stevenson - Other Facts of Note |
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| | | | | Valerian Zorin: Encyclopedia II - Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965 Prior to the 1960 Democratic National Convention, Stevenson announced that he was not seeking the Democratic nomination for president, but would accept another draft. Because he still hoped to be a candidate, Stevenson refused to give the nominating address for relative newcomer John F. Kennedy, a cause for future strained relations between the two politicians. Once Kennedy won the nomination, Stevenson, always an enormously popular public speaker, campaigned actively for him. Due to his two presidential nominations and previous United Nations experience, Stevenson perceived himself an elder statesman and a natural choice for S ...
See also:Adlai Stevenson, Adlai Stevenson - Childhood education and early career, Adlai Stevenson - Marriage and children, Adlai Stevenson - 1933 to 1948, Adlai Stevenson - 1948 election as Illinois governor, Adlai Stevenson - 1952 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1956 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965, Adlai Stevenson - Other Facts of Note Read more here: » Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia II - Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965 |
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| | | | | Valerian Zorin: Encyclopedia II - Adlai Stevenson - 1956 presidential bid Many Democratic leaders considered Stevenson the only natural choice for the presidential nomination in 1956, and his chances for victory seemed greater after Eisenhower's heart attack late in 1955. Although his candidacy was challenged by Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver and New York Governor W. Averell Harriman, Stevenson campaigned more aggressively to secure the nomination, and Kefauver conceded after losing several key primaries. To Stevenson's dismay, former president Harry S. Truman endorsed Harriman, but the blow was softened by form ...
See also:Adlai Stevenson, Adlai Stevenson - Childhood education and early career, Adlai Stevenson - Marriage and children, Adlai Stevenson - 1933 to 1948, Adlai Stevenson - 1948 election as Illinois governor, Adlai Stevenson - 1952 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1956 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965, Adlai Stevenson - Other Facts of Note Read more here: » Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia II - Adlai Stevenson - 1956 presidential bid |
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| | | | | Valerian Zorin: Encyclopedia II - Patrice Lumumba - Deposed and arrested Lumumba's rule was marked by the political disruption when the province of Katanga declared independence under Moise Tshombe in June 1960 with Belgian support. Despite the arrival of United Nations troops unrest continued and Lumumba sought Soviet aid. In September Lumumba was dismissed from government by Kasavubu, an act of dubious legality; in retaliation, he attempted to dismiss Kasavubu from the presidency. On September 14 a coup d'etat headed by Colonel Joseph Mobutu (who would later gain infamy as President Mobutu Sese Seko) and suppor ...
See also:Patrice Lumumba, Patrice Lumumba - Path to Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba - Independence Day: Tears Fire and Blood Speech, Patrice Lumumba - Deposed and arrested, Patrice Lumumba - Death of Lumumba, Patrice Lumumba - François Lumumba, Patrice Lumumba - Tributes, Patrice Lumumba - Notes, Patrice Lumumba - Filmography, Patrice Lumumba - Archive Footage, Patrice Lumumba - Books Read more here: » Patrice Lumumba: Encyclopedia II - Patrice Lumumba - Deposed and arrested |
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