Adlai Stevenson. The Man from Libertyville
Description
This portrait of the Democratic nominee for President who twice lost to Eisenhower traces Adali Stevenson's career from Governor of Illinois to UN Ambassador. In the process, it illuminates a whole political era in post-World War II American history and explores themes that remain predominant in politics today: the American ambivalence toward intellectuals in politics, anti-liberalism, the electorate's preoccupation with the personality of politicians, and the influence of television. The program is divided into two parts: the first, 1952, deals primarily with Stevenson's nomination by the Democratic Party-one of the few genuine drafts in American political history; the second, Dura Est Ovicipitum Via (The Way of the Egghead Is Hard), examines Stevenson's interest in the Third World and his quest for a resolution of Cold War tensions.
Runtime
1 88 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c1990
Database
Films on Demand
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