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'''Adlai Stevenson II''' was an American politician and diplomat.
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'''Adlai Stevenson II''' was an American politician and diplomat. He was the Democratic [[President of the USA|presidential]] nominee in 1952 and again in 1956, but lost both elections in a landside to [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].
  
Stevenson was Governor of [[Illinois]] from 1949 to 1953 and the Democratic nominee for [[President of the USA|President]] in 1952 and again in 1956, but lost both elections to [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].
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== History ==
 
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During the exhumation of [[Jebediah Springfield]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]] throws a shovel full of dirt onto Adlai Stevenson II's headstone putting out its {{W|eternal flame}}.<ref>"[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]"</ref>
In 1961 he was appointed by President {{ch|John F. Kennedy}} to be the U.S. Ambassador to the [[United Nations]] which continued during the [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson administration]] until he died in 1965 in [[London]], [[England]] from a heart attack during meetings with the British government about the war in [[Vietnam]].
 
  
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Adlai Stevenson was in the educational filmstrip ''[[The Moon of Earth]]''. The narrator said that "Democratic hopeful" Adlai Stevenson thought that man would walk on the Moon one day, and then cut to a clip of a press conference where Stevenson said that he had no objections to man walking on the Moon.<ref>"[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]"</ref>
Adlai Stevenson was in the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]''. The narrator said that "Democratic hopeful" Adlai Stevenson thought that man would walk on the moon one day, and then cut to a clip where Stevenson said that he had no objections to man walking on the Moon.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:56, August 26, 2026

For others named Adlai Stevenson, see Adlai Stevenson.
"I have no objection to man walking on the Moon."
―Adlai Stevenson II[src]
Adlai Stevenson II
Adlai Stevenson II.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
Hair: Balding
Occupation: Governor of Illinois
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Relatives: Grandfather: Adlai Stevenson I
First mentioned: "Lisa the Iconoclast"
First appearance: "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"
Voiced by: Harry Shearer


Adlai Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat. He was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and again in 1956, but lost both elections in a landside to Dwight D. Eisenhower.

History[edit]

During the exhumation of Jebediah Springfield, Groundskeeper Willie throws a shovel full of dirt onto Adlai Stevenson II's headstone putting out its eternal flame.[1]

Adlai Stevenson was in the educational filmstrip The Moon of Earth. The narrator said that "Democratic hopeful" Adlai Stevenson thought that man would walk on the Moon one day, and then cut to a clip of a press conference where Stevenson said that he had no objections to man walking on the Moon.[2]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]