The Adlai E. Stevenson papers, 1919-1965

Adlai E. Stevenson, presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956, was the leading Democrat and a major figure in American politics and diplomacy during the Cold War years. As U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, he negotiated the U.S. position through the Cuban Missile Crisis and Cold War relations with the Soviet Union. This collection is includes Stevenson's correspondence over his long career in public service; his papers on his involvement in the United Nations; and selected subject files illuminating other important aspects of his political career.