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The Stevensons

Professor Jean Baker discussed her book, The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family, published by W.W. Norton and Company. In the bo… read more

Professor Jean Baker discussed her book, The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family, published by W.W. Norton and Company. In the book, she traced the family history of Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, former U.S. senator from Illinois. Ms. Baker described the family’s Scottish-Irish roots, and detailed the lives and careers of several family members, which included Grover Cleveland’s Vice-President Adlai Stevenson and two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II (1900-1965), the Democratic presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956. close

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The Stevensons

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Apr 07, 1996 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Dec 20, 2014 | 6:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Apr 07, 1996 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Apr 07, 1996 | 11:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Apr 08, 1996 | 2:25am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 08, 1996 | 5:56am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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