Now that youve made your decision, i will fight to win that office with all of my heart and soul. With your help, i have no doubt that we will win. Help me to do the job of conflict and of campaign. We will justify our glorious task and the loyalty of millions who look to us for compassion, for understanding, and for honesty. We will serve our great tradition greatly. I ask of you all you have. I will give you all i have. That was our contender this week, Adlai Stevenson, excepting the democratic nomination for president in 1952. We are joined by Richard Norton smith in libertyville, illinois. Who was this oneterm governor of illinois . For millions of americans, that is all he was. The oneterm governor of illinois. They have never heard a voice like his. They did not know that a Political Revolution was being touched off that night. For the next decade, Adlai Stevenson would be the voice of the Democratic Party, someone you would transform american politics, even though he was never s
The occasion for those unbroken. And a tradition which began with theodore roosevelt. The great and the near great addressed this audience. But tonight we welcome the man whom history will record as preeminent among World Leaders in our hour of greatest need. I have in mind the rapid recession of communist aggression as millions of people were enveloped behind a farreaching iron curtain. I have in mind the stalemate of futility inkorea , the land facing inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings of the thrifty and troubling the mothers of our freeenterprise economy. Here then is the man framed in war who will be claimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president whom we love with 80 and abiding affection. [applause] welcome to the Commonwealth Club, im george hammond. Along with the staff at the Commonwealth Club, the tech staff is helping to put together these online programs and weve done dozens and doze
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Jackie kennedy, john steinbeck. It hence he was a very unusual, a nonpolitician and a new ways. He in many ways. Eventually, by millions of americans who proudly declared themselves stevensonians. Standing between us is this old office chair. Cabinetis stevensons terror. He had an historic stand of the american passenger to the United Nations. He was made a member of the cabinet, this is the chair that commemorate spot. Somewhat difficult relationship that he had with the Kennedy Administration. You referred to the dynasty, the stephenson political dynasty. Here on the wall or some artifacts. Whitevernor stevensons said his grandfather was Vice President of the United States. Under grover cleveland. He ran again in 1900 under William Jennings bryant. This is grandfather stevensons hat. Thank you for joining us tonight. Live from libertyville, we will work our way it over to the barn on the family farm. We are currently in the study. Next to it is a barn. This is a working farm at some
Television for serious readers. California, dwight d eisenhower, president of the United States of america. This location deserves unbroken a tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt, the great in the near great addressed this audience but tonight we welcome a man history will record among World Leaders in hours of greatest need. [applause] i have in mind communist aggression as millions of people behind the far reaching iron curtain. I have a mind of the utility and korea, facing inflation in our homeland, eating up the savings and traveling through our Free Enterprise economy. Here then is a man trained in war who will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] reporter and more, he is our president who we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] welcome, i am george hammond, chair of the humanities for which put together this program, along with the staff at commonwealth book club, putting together these onlin