There are few modern historical figures I admire more than Adlai E. Stevenson, the thoughtful and self-aware mid-century politician best known today for being a perennial presidential also-ran ...

Just so, Adlai Stevenson’s inability to prevail in the tawdry arena of electioneering became a flickering testament to the conviction that politics and decency don’t mix—which, true or not ...

Does Adlai Stevenson, and what he stands for, make sense to the American people? The people, who know but aren’t saying yet, will answer on Nov. 4. * To Ike’s 40,000 miles and about 125 speeches.

Adlai Stevenson III, former U.S. senator, Illinois candidate for governor, dead at 90 Mr. Stevenson ran for governor of Illinois twice, losing his 1982 run by just 5,074 votes to Republican Gov ...

Former U.S. Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson III, the fourth generation of an iconic Illinois Democratic political family to hold public office and who lost the closest governor’s race in state history ...

Adlai Stevenson II practiced politics on unfamiliar frequencies: not bombastic or platitudinous or hokey, but, rather, thoughtful and literate.

BLOOMINGTON — It's fair to say that not everyone who lives in the Twin Cities knows about Adlai Stevenson II. But his name, reflecting his memory and legacy 50 years ...

Adlai E. Stevenson III in 1969. “It was ordained at birth that I would go into a life of public service,” he once said. “The question was never ‘whether’ — it was always ‘when’ and ...

Stevenson had a problem connecting with voters in the 1952 campaign, viewed as a wealthy egghead up against war hero Dwight Eisenhower. The Democrat appeared in Flint on Labor Day, sharing a stage ...

Adlai E. Stevenson, U.S. Tapes Interview. Only half an hour before he fell to the sidewalk at 5:10 p.m. as he strolled past the International Sportsmen’s Club on Upper Grosvenor St., he had ...

Former U.S. Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson III, the fourth generation of an iconic Illinois Democratic political family to hold public office and who lost the closest governor’s race in state history ...