and now my friends, that you have made your decision, i will fight to win that office with all my heart and soul. and with the your help, i have no doubt that we will win. help me to do the job and this autumn of conflict and of campaign. yeah and we will justify our glorious paths and the loyalty of silent millions who look to us for compassion, for understanding, and for honest purpose. 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 accepting the democratic nomination for president in 1952. we are joined by historian richard norton smith here in adlai stevenson s old study in liberty bell, illinois. richard norton smith, who was this one term governor? two millions of americans, that s all he was, a one term governor of illinois. they knew nothing more about him. they had never heard a voice like his. they did not know that in some ways, a political revolution was being
convention, my fellow citizens, i accept your nomination and your program. [ cheers and applause ] and now my friends that you have made your decision, i will fight to win that office with all my heart and my soul. [ cheers and applause ] and with your help, i have no doubt that we will win. [ cheers and applause ] help me to do the job in this autumn of conflict and of campaign. help me to do the job in these years of darkness and doubt and crisis which stretch beyond the horizon of tonight s happy vision. and we will justify our gorgeous past and the loyalty of silent millions who look to us for compassion, for understanding, and for honest purpose. thus we will serve our great tradition greatly. i ask of you all you have. i will give you all i have and that was our contender this week, adlai stevenson, accepting the democratic nomination for president in 1952. we are joined by historian richard norton smith here in adlai stevenson s hold study in libertyville, illino
parties asked him to run for president. general eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time and declined, but a few are years later, he decided to accept the republican presidential nomination in chicago. hebut four years later, decided to accept the republican presidential nomination in chicago. the next president of the united states. general eisenhower: mr. chairman, my fellow republicans [applause] may i first thank you on behalf of mrs. eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome? for us both, this is our first entry into a political convention, and it is a most heartwarming one. thank you very much. [applause] and and before i proceed with the thoughts that i should like to address briefly to you, may i have the temerity to congratulate this convention on the selection of their nominee for vice-president? [cheers and applause] a man who has shown statesmanlike qualities in many ways, but has a special talent, an ability to ferret out any kin
president. general eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time and declined, but four years later, he decided to accept the republican presidential nomination in chicago. the next president of the united states. [applause] general eisenhower: mr. chairman, my fellow republicans [applause] may i first thank you on behalf of mrs. eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome? for us both, this is our first entry into a political convention, and it is a most heartwarming one. thank you very much. [applause] and before i proceed with the thoughts that i should like to address briefly to you, may i have the temerity to congratulate this convention on the selection of their nominee for vice-president? [cheers and applause] a man who has shown statesmanlike qualities in many ways, but has a special talent, an ability to ferret out any kind of subversive influence wherever it may be found and the strength and persistence to get rid of it. [cheers and applause]
when eisenhower decided to run for president, he was already a five-star general and a war hero. eisenhower planned and supervised the invasion of normandy. after the war, in 1948, both parties asked him to run for president. general eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time. four years later, he decided to accept the presidential nomination in chicago. may i first thank you on behalf of misses eisenhower and myself. for the warmth of your welcome. first entry into a political convention. it is a most heartwarming one. thank you very much. , i want tooceed congratulate this convention. a man who has shown qualities and is a special talent. ladies and gentlemen, you have summoned me on behalf of millions of your fellow americans to lead a great crusade for freedom in america and freedom in the world. i know something of the solemn responsibility of leading a crusade. i have led one. [cheers and applause] i take up this task, therefore, in a spirit of deep obli