Adlai
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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To be fair, Nixon made his prediction as a way to boast about economic growth under Eisenhower and make the case that the Democratic presidential candidate, Adlai Stevenson, would institute policies that would hobble the “unbelievably prosperous” future that would unfold in a second Eisenhower term.
From Los Angeles Times
The last presidential rematch came in 1956, when Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower again defeated Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic opponent he had four years prior.
From Seattle Times
They include: George McGovern, Adlai Stevenson III, Jody Powell, other candidates and candidates’ relatives and a host of journalists.
From Seattle Times
Adlai Stevenson was nominated there in both 1952 and ‘56 and lost both times. Hubert Humphrey was nominated there in 1968 – which brought the term “Daley Cop” into the daily lexicon as well as “The Chicago Seven.”
From Salon
In a second-season episode about the election of 1956, Richie defies his Republican father to support Adlai Stevenson — but only to impress a girl.
From New York Times
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