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Adlai Stevenson and American Politics
Jeff Broadwater
其他書名
The Odyssey of a Cold War Liberal
出版Twayne, 1994
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / PoliticalHistory / United States / 20th Century
ISBN08057779899780805777987
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ESAhAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Prized for his wit and respected for an integrity rare in the rough-and-tumble of American politics, Stevenson was also faulted for his indecisiveness, evidenced in his lengthy ruminations over whether to run for the presidency in 1952, 1956, and even 1960, when John F. Kennedy won the Democratic nomination. A champion of U.S. responsibilities in world affairs, of the democratic process, and of honest efficient government, Stevenson has since the late 1960s come under fire from some historians for failing to speak out against the war in Vietnam and for showing little regard for civil rights or economic justice. Yet he could also be far-sighted: Stevenson was an early advocate of what we now know as Medicare and an early sponsor of the first nuclear test ban treaty.