Stevenson
Ad·lai Ew·ing [ad-ley yoo-ing], /ˈæd leɪ ˈyu ɪŋ/, 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
his grandson, Adlai E(wing), 1900–65, U.S. statesman and diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1960–65.
Andrew, 1784–1857, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1827–34.
Robert Louis Robert Lewis Balfour, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet.
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How to use Stevenson in a sentence
Russ told me, I remember, that he met Bacall during an Adlai Stevenson campaign.
Lauren Bacall Was Deeply Liberal and Deeply Anti-Communist | Michael Tomasky | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA month before Kennedy was shot, Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was assaulted in Dallas.
In one, Adlai Stevenson explains, like a displaced Mafia don, why he feels angry at JFK, whose career he helped to advance.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK | Ted Widmer | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a culture nibbling on the genial jingoism of Norman Vincent Peale and being made somewhat uncomfortable by Adlai Stevenson.
When John F. Kennedy ran against Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960, he did so as a hawk.
He came out with an editorial about the incident with Adlai Stevenson and all those things.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAt that moment, you knew nothing about the Adlai Stevenson incident, is that correct?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedySo Adlai Stevenson was down there in the latter part of October.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for Stevenson
/ (ˈstiːvənsən) /
Adlai Ewing (ˈædleɪ ˈjuːɪŋ). 1900–68, US statesman: twice defeated as Democratic presidential candidate (1952; 1956); US delegate at the United Nations (1961–65)
Robert Louis (Balfour). 1850–94, Scottish writer: his novels include Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)
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