Vice President
Appointed Vice President of the USA
Role range: 1893-1897 – 1893-1897
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Adlai E Stevenson Biography and Timeline
Follow Adlai E Stevenson through 9 dated historical records for United States of America.
Adlai E Stevenson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
9Distinct records
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1893–1963Years on this page
1893
1961
Ambassador Misled by Cover Story
Stevenson discovers that intelligence officials supplied him with inaccurate information.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1961-1965
Cover Story Exposed to Stevenson
Stevenson later learns that the official account of the air strikes was false.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1961-1965
Cuban Charges Heard at United Nations
Stevenson responds after Cuba accuses the United States of directing air attacks.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1961-1965
False Defector Evidence Presented
Stevenson confronts Cuban evidence challenging the defector cover story.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1961-1965
No Intervention Pledge
Stevenson publicly denies that United States forces will intervene in Cuba.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1961-1965
United States Denial at United Nations
Stevenson states that United States armed forces will not intervene in Cuba.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1961-1965
United States Involvement Denied
Stevenson presents the administration claim that Cuban defectors conducted the attacks.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1961-1965
1963
Demonstrations
US Ambassador of the United Nations Adlai Stevenson is jeered, jostled, struck by a protest sign, and spat upon during a visit to Dallas
Records, sources and methodology
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