An in depth biography of Adlai Stevenson II, an American politician, noted for his intellectual demeanor, eloquent oratory, and promotion of liberal causes in the Democratic Party. He served as the 31st Governor of Illinois, and received the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1952 and 1956; both times he was defeated by Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Elected governor of Illinois in 1948 by the largest margin of any candidate in that state, Stevenson became the losing Democratic contender in the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections. He died in 1964. McKeever, a friend who served as Stevenson's publicity director during his first presidential campaign, maintains that Stevenson did not want to run in '52, doubted he could win in '56 and performed nobly as UN ambassador during the Kennedy administration in spite of JFK's less-than-steadfast support. The author speculates that the accidental shooting death of a friend when Stevenson was 12 accounts, at least in part, for his compulsive self-deprecation and feeling of unworthiness, as well as his calm acceptance of his divorce and the two overwhelming campaign losses to Eisenhower. McKeever is at pains to correct the impression that Stevenson was politically indecisive and to show that the vicious attacks he suffered over his role in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, accusations that he advocated a "Caribbean Munich," were unwarranted. 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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Memory of Stevenson has dimmed over the nearly 25 years since his death. McKeever will do nothing to reverse Stevenson's fortune with this poorly executed, poorly organized, haltingly written attempt to portray a decisive, politically astute, farsighted statesman to a general readership that may barely know Stevenson at all. Though McKeever was a long-time political associate of Stevenson, he adds nothing new to the story. Kenneth S. Davis's The Politics of Honor ( LJ 9/15/67) after two decades remains the most accessible approach to Stevenson for lay readers. Scholars will still turn to John Bartlow Martin's two volumes, Adlai Stevenson of Illinois ( LJ 5/1/76) and Adlai Stevenson and the World ( LJ 9/15/77). Although these three books are all out of print, this latest biography merits no recommendation.
- Robert F. Nardini, N. Chi chester, N.H.
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