May 25—With less than a month to go in the 1952 presidential election, Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson, the governor of Illinois, landed his chartered plane in Spokane for a stump ...

In the old Stevenson home on Washington Street in Bloomington, Ill. Adlai absorbed the family sense of duty, his mother’s intense intellectual curiosity.

Some political figures thought television ads with catchy tunes didn't convey proper dignity for the electoral process. "This isn't Ivory soap versus Palmolive," complained Adlai Stevenson.

Other details are drawn from books, news accounts, and historical documents, photographs and political cartoons. Segal describes in some detail how campaigns organized these “traveling circuses.” ...

Lauren Bacall, one of the last stars from Hollywood's golden era, died Aug. 12, 2014, at age 89. She was living at The Dakota, where John Lennon once resided.

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Known as "the man from Libertyville," Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900-65) was an influential political figure in the United States and abroad. He served as governor of Illinois (1949-53), ran twice ...

The candidate I'm talking about is Adlai Stevenson, a leading American liberal of the mid-20th century who had served in various government positions under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

Adali III went into politics early but, despite his best efforts, didn’t stay late. Time was when Adlai Stevenson III was a big man politically in the state of Illinois. But his death last week ...

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 1982, file photo, Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidate Adlai Stevenson III, left, talks with Sen. Edward Kennedy, right, talk as they finish a series of appearances ...