Adlai Stevenson II
American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 (1900–1965)
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Twice-defeated Democratic presidential candidate who pivoted to the UN ambassador role during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, delivering pointed speeches during the Cold War's hottest moments until his death in 1965.
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in 1952 and 1956, losing both elections to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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