Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson may refer to:

  • Adlai Stevenson I (1835–1914), U.S. Vice President (1893–1897) and Congressman (1879–1881)
  • Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), Governor of Illinois (1949–1953), U.S. presidential candidate (1952 and 1956), U.N. Ambassador (1961–1965), grandson of Adlai Stevenson I
  • Adlai Stevenson III (born 1930), U.S. Senator (1970–1981), Illinois State Representative (1965–1967), candidate for Illinois governor (1982 and 1986), son of Adlai Stevenson II
  • Adlai Stevenson IV (born 1956), journalist, son of Adlai Stevenson III

Famous quotes by adlai stevenson:

    “The Republican Vice Presidential Candidate ... asks you to place him a heartbeat from the Presidency.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    “Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump for a speech on conservation.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    “Golf is a fine relief from the tensions of office, but we are a little tired of holding the bag.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    “A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    “The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal—that you can gather votes like box tops—is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)