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
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
Guests, and then were going to talk a little bit, and were looking forward to having some of you ask questions as well. The reason im very excited about this book but also about our guests is its a rare thing to be good at Public Service, to be a person of action, and its also a rare thing to be a scholar and to be excellent at the study of something. And tevi troy and Kiron Skinner, both bring that to the table. Tevi was someone who worked in many places in Public Service from the congress to several departments, at the department of labor and department of hhs, but also, very importantly, at the white house which is what these books are about or this book and several of his other books. Hes also, again, an accomplished author whos written in addition to this piece on the white house about intellectuals in the white house as well as Emergency Preparedness in the white house and the use of social media by president s. So i hope you will take the time to listen but also to think about b
It appears he has at least one ardent supporter. Those are some of the regions finest salmon specimens. We will know soon. November is just around the corner. President truman continues his swing around the circuit. Meeting former Vice President gardner in texas. The chief executive gets a present. He rides to the home of old friend cactus jack and gets a warm welcome en route. He visits the alamo, the historic shrine of texas independence. In austin, a big crowd greets the president as he continues his campaign for the lone star states 23 electoral votes. The president struck of the republicans saying they dont want unity. On his tour, the president spoke and visited with sam rayburn, former speaker of the house. At fort worth, thousands turned out as he worked to bring the southern vote back into line. Dewey defeats truman, the famous photo of that Chicago Tribune headline from the 1948 president ial campaign. Of course, we know harry s. Truman won the election. His rival, thomas e.
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