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Adlai Ewing
[ad-ley yoo-ing] /ˈæd leɪ ˈyu ɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
his grandson, Adlai E(wing) 1900–65, U.S. statesman and diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1960–65.
Andrew, 1784–1857, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1827–34.
Robert Louis (Robert Lewis Balfour) 1850–94, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet.
Contemporary Examples

In one, adlai stevenson explains, like a displaced Mafia don, why he feels angry at JFK, whose career he helped to advance.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK Ted Widmer October 26, 2013

When John F. Kennedy ran against adlai stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960, he did so as a hawk.
We Need Liberals Now! Leslie H. Gelb October 27, 2011

As adlai stevenson once said, “it is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.”
Obama’s Bush-Bashing Speech Peter Beinart December 9, 2009

adlai stevenson testifying through a spiritual medium wouldn’t save him now.
Blago on the Offensive Dan Abrams January 27, 2009

Russ told me, I remember, that he met Bacall during an adlai stevenson campaign.
Lauren Bacall Was Deeply Liberal and Deeply Anti-Communist Michael Tomasky August 12, 2014

A month before Kennedy was shot, adlai stevenson, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was assaulted in Dallas.
The Essential JFK Books Allen Barra November 20, 2013

It was a culture nibbling on the genial jingoism of Norman Vincent Peale and being made somewhat uncomfortable by adlai stevenson.
Why Elvis Presley Never Really Died Larry Durstin August 15, 2013

Historical Examples

At that moment, you knew nothing about the adlai stevenson incident, is that correct?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

So adlai stevenson was down there in the latter part of October.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

He came out with an editorial about the incident with adlai stevenson and all those things.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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Adlai Ewing (ˈædleɪ ˈjuːɪŋ). 1900–68, US statesman: twice defeated as Democratic presidential candidate (1952; 1956); US delegate at the United Nations (1961–65)
Robert Louis (Balfour). 1850–94, Scottish writer: his novels include Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)