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This sympathetic biography of a graceful, witty, far-seeing statesman will be read with pleasure and a little sadness, especially by voters who were "madly for Adlai." Photos. BOMC alternate; History Book Club selection.
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After all, in the 1950s we were madly for Adlai. Like Obama, he was from Illinois, and he too was a great speaker. I remember Adlai Stevenson well. I stood right behind him as he addressed a huge crowd in our high-school gymnasium.
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Posted by Mike Madison · October 31st, 2007 · No Comments ... Because I appreciate a novel metaphor, here’s George Packer on Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.: ... Every now and then, there’s a night of utter self-contempt, but by morning Schlesinger is already looking forward to the next romp over Martinis in a hotel room...
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Don't kick Adlai Stevenson around - not with me anyway. He was an idealist ... college-educated Democratic voters who were "madly for Adlai" are now "madly ...
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“I’m Adlai Stevenson” ; Four of 21 twenty-second commercials for the 1956 ; Pennsylvania primary. ... Madly for Adlai; This 1956 campaign song is a vintage 1950s tune composed by Stu Watson. ... madly.html...
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Title: We're Madly for Adlai ... Subjects: Politics; Promotional materials; Musical notation; Stevenson, Adlai E. (1900-1965); Portraits; Busts; Diplomacy; Elections; White House, Washington, District of Columbia; Washington, District of Columbia...
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MADLY FOR ADLAI read a campaign button from the two Eisenhower-Stevenson Presidential campaigns, and it has since become apparent that those who wore it meant it. One might like Ike,... ... Subject: Adlai Stevenson in Retrospect...
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