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  • Contributor > Reedy, George E. (George Edward), 1917-1999 (remove)

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  • of Shivers' hands, and once that had been accomplished, then they were ready to fly off in all sorts of different directions, I think mostly to Adlai Stevenson. Now, I think that if he had been a bit more gracious in his treatment of them, they would have
  • Democratic National Convention, 1956; VP candidate decision; Adlai Stevenson; 1956 Presidential campaign; earlier Fort Worth state convention; NATO conference; legislative issues in 1956
  • a steel allocation for construction of the Lone Star Steel plant. That was the eel ebrated occasion I guess when LBJ produced the letter that Germany had written in behalf of Coke Stevenson in 1948. R: No. It vias a very anti-Johnson letter. Do you
  • and get the right kind of an ascot tie, et cetera, et cetera. Was Adlai Stevenson on that trip? I think so. G: Yes. R: I'm pretty sure he was, because there was a woman diplomat on it, too. Adlai, the gentleman, gave up his bed to her. There were two
  • Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Reedy -- XXVI -- 23 cruel, mimicry. God, what a mimic he was. You ought to see him mimicking Bobby Kennedy. G: Really? R: Oh, it was mean. G: Was it? R: Or Adlai Stevenson, when he
  • campaigning. And consequently to get any credibility at all, he has to point to a past record that backs up what he's saying. I always thought that one of the worst mistakes that Adlai Stevenson made in 1956 was to introduce the concept of abolishing
  • the two men got on fairly well earlier. R: Sort of off and on, Joe. It was a peculiar relationship. McCarthy seconded the Johnson nomination in 1960, although when the Stevenson candidacy looked like it might be a reality Gene switched real quick