Twice unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President of the United States, Adlai Stevenson played a key role in American politics throughout much of the middle of the Twentieth Century. This collection of essays from Senator Eugene McCarthy, Arthur Schlesinger, and others, looks at Stevenson's past and current societal significance.

STELLAR LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS: Including senators, ambassadors, and UN officials, the book boasts an impressive list of authors

Recollections of Eleanor RooseveltIntroduction; A. LieblingPrologue Part I: The Road to Springfield; D. C. CampbellPrologue Part II: The Presidency; Eugene J. McCarthyPART I: INTEGRITY AND CONCERN FOR NUCLEAR SURVIVALAnother Time, Another Politics; A. E. Stevenson IIIWould That the Guv Were Here; A. SimmonsStevenson, Concerned and Brilliant: His Finest Hour Was in Seeking a Nuclear Test Ban; K. HechlerAbout The H-Bomb; A. E. Stevenson IIHow Adlai Stevenson Helped To End Nuclear Weapon Testing; G. BunnAdlai Stevenson and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty of Today; S. D. Drell and J. E. GoodbyPART II: THE COLLABORATIVE VALUE OF THE UNITED NATIONSAdlai Stevenson and Our Times; B. UrquhartOn A World-Scale Roller-Coaster: Adlai Stevenson at the UN, 1961-65; H. ClevelandThoughts of Stevenson's UN Deputy Charles Yost; F. O. YostThe Presidency and Our Role In and With The United Nations; W. J. vanden HeuvelPART III: EDUCATION AND A BETTER POLITICSJohn Brademas on Adlai E. Stevenson: His Impact on Education, International Affairs, Nixon and Politics; J. BrademasRemembering Adlai Stevenson; A. Schlesinger, Jr.Adlai's Integrity And Credibility Were Impressive National Resources; C. McGowanEpilogue: Adlai Stevenson, the Past and a Look at the Future; A. Liebling, Cleveland and Stevenson III