Washington D.C., October 17, 2022 - In a secret “eyes only” memorandum for John F. Kennedy, written 60 years ago today at the outset of the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson admonished the president to abandon his initial plan to attack Cuba and to consider, instead, the diplomatic option of dismantling U.S. missile ...

Oct 28, 2023 · This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson. Materials mainly concern foreign affairs and the activities of the United Nations.

May 29, 2018 · (b. 5 February 1900 in Los Angeles, California; d. 14 July 1965 in London, England), politician and diplomat who made an unsuccessful bid for a third Democratic nomination for president in 1960 and, as United Nations ambassador during the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations, worked to advance the causes of nuclear disarmament, ...

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Oct 17, 2022 · Faced with pressure from his top aides to defend the U.N. ambassador from harsh attacks in the media, President Kennedy writes a letter to Stevenson, carried to New York by White House aide Arthur Schlesinger.

Former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson had been the Democratic nominee for president twice, in 1952 and 1956, and lost both times to Dwight Eisenhower. For the 1960 race, John F. Kennedy effectively shoved Stevenson aside, edged other contenders (like Hubert Humphrey) in the primaries, and narrowly defeated Eisenhower’s vice-president ...

Eisenhower decided to run again in 1956, while Adlai E. Stevenson, former Illinois governor, entered the primaries and won his party's nomination. The two electoral contests between Eisenhower and Stevenson were a turning point in presidential campaigns.

Returning to Chicago to practice law, Stevenson remained a spokesman for the Democratic Party, and in 1960 president-elect John F. Kennedy appointed him U.S. ambassador to the UN, a post he held until his death.

Stevenson became the only clear choice by Democratic Leaders to again run for the presidency in 1956. He campaigned vigorously, calling for a change in America and basing his agenda on the anticipation of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. The American people however, saw no need for change and re-elected Eisenhower.

Mar 19, 2024 · He sought the Democratic presidential nomination for a third time at the 1960 Democratic National Convention, but was defeated by Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. After his election, President Kennedy appointed Stevenson as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.