Adlai Stevenson

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocates_for nuclear disarmament
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Council_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:Illinois_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:born February 5, 1900
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:1952_presidential_campaign
gptkb:1956_presidential_campaign
gptkbp:children gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_III
gptkbp:contribution advocated for labor rights
promoted social welfare programs
advocated for civil rights
advocated for nuclear disarmament
promoted international cooperation
supported public health initiatives
promoted economic development
supported education reform
opposed Mc Carthyism
supported the United Nations
gptkbp:criticism perceived as elitist
lost two presidential elections
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:died July 14, 1965
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:famous_for eloquent speeches
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Adlai_Ewing_Stevenson_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adlai Stevenson
gptkbp:image Adlai Stevenson II 1952.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Democratic_Party_platform
American foreign policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:1952_presidential_campaign
gptkb:1956_presidential_campaign
gptkbp:legacy progressive politics
influence on modern liberalism
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Adlai II
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:1952
gptkb:1956
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis
gptkb:1964_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:1960_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:1952_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:1956_Democratic_National_Convention
1965 funeral
UN General Assembly speech
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:1952_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:1956_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_quote " The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
" A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman thinks of the next generation."
gptkbp:notable_work UN Ambassador
Campaign speeches
A Democratic National Convention Speech
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:1949
gptkb:1965
gptkbp:political_ideology liberalism
gptkbp:position gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Dwight_H._Green
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:role gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature Adlai Stevenson signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_B._Stevenson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_G._Stratton
gptkbp:term_as_ambassador 1961-1965
gptkbp:term_end 1953
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1949
gptkbp:website gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_Center_on_Democracy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eleanor_Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3