Completely irrelevant to anything before me, I live minutes away from Libertyville and he has founded one of the richest high schools in the area. My school hates them, haha.
Stevenson was very slow to embrace the medium of television, as a way of campaigning. It shows here, in his wooden, self-conscious delivery. Ike was so popular though, that Stevenson didn't have a ghost of a chance in 56 anyway.
He was an intellectual at heart, not a populist farmer "man of the people." Even then, intellect was something of a liability in national electoral politics.
Of course, Stevenson did the country a favor telling Kruschev where to stick it.
No politicians were good at television in those days, and Gov. Stevenson in particular didn't have much use for it. The grocery bags were props stuffed with paper. Libertyville was not a typical small town, but a very wealthy enclave north of Chicago. Note the big cars parked on the street. Stevenson had money, but lived very modestly. the home is actually pretty small.
Completely irrelevant to anything before me, I live minutes away from Libertyville and he has founded one of the richest high schools in the area. My school hates them, haha.
SySuzuki6 8 months ago
Stevenson was very slow to embrace the medium of television, as a way of campaigning. It shows here, in his wooden, self-conscious delivery. Ike was so popular though, that Stevenson didn't have a ghost of a chance in 56 anyway.
ftsjr 2 years ago
He was an intellectual at heart, not a populist farmer "man of the people." Even then, intellect was something of a liability in national electoral politics.
Of course, Stevenson did the country a favor telling Kruschev where to stick it.
tuttlemsm 3 years ago
Stevenson was a liberal and won the South Ike was a Republican and won the Blue states. Times have changed
barnrob 3 years ago 2
No politicians were good at television in those days, and Gov. Stevenson in particular didn't have much use for it. The grocery bags were props stuffed with paper. Libertyville was not a typical small town, but a very wealthy enclave north of Chicago. Note the big cars parked on the street. Stevenson had money, but lived very modestly. the home is actually pretty small.
ciroalb3 4 years ago
Adlai Stevenson was as wooden as a Cigar Store Indian.
DaveSmithjr 4 years ago
This was en is not the way to win an election!!
AndreasAntoniusMaria 4 years ago
that was electrifying
driscloaca 4 years ago