Vice President8 November 1893
Appointed Vice President of the USA
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Historical person
Adlai E Stevenson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Adlai E Stevenson, based on 9 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
9 records1893–19639 events3 places
Chronological biography
1893
1961
Ambassador Misled by Cover Story15 April 1961
Stevenson discovers that intelligence officials supplied him with inaccurate information.
Cover Story Exposed to Stevenson15 April 1961
Stevenson later learns that the official account of the air strikes was false.
Cuban Charges Heard at United Nations15 April 1961
Stevenson responds after Cuba accuses the United States of directing air attacks.
False Defector Evidence Presented15 April 1961
Stevenson confronts Cuban evidence challenging the defector cover story.
No Intervention Pledge15 April 1961
Stevenson publicly denies that United States forces will intervene in Cuba.
United States Denial at United Nations15 April 1961
Stevenson states that United States armed forces will not intervene in Cuba.
United States Involvement Denied15 April 1961
Stevenson presents the administration claim that Cuban defectors conducted the attacks.
1963
Demonstrations24 October 1963
US Ambassador of the United Nations Adlai Stevenson is jeered, jostled, struck by a protest sign, and spat upon during a visit to Dallas
Titles and roles
US Ambassador to United Nations
Record provenance
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