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The Russians tried to interfere in the 1960 presidential election on behalf of Adlai Stevenson II, offering him propaganda support to help him "succeed". He declined their offer and informed the New York Times about the incident.

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Adlai Stevenson, US Ambassador to UN at the time of Cuban missile crisis, suggested a deal with the Soviets and was considered a coward for that, commented it saying: "Perhaps we need a coward in the room when we are talking about nuclear war."

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1. Vigo County, Indiana, has accurately predicted the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election since 1880, with two exceptions: in 1908 the town voted for William Jennings Bryant and, in 1952, for Adlai Stevenson.

2. Adlai Stevenson's indictment of then-Senator Joseph McCarthy: "When demagoguery and deceit become a national political movement, we Americans are in trouble; not just Democrats, but all of us."

3. That, in 1960, the Soviets offered financial and PR assistance to Adlai Stevenson for a presidential campaign. He flatly rejected the offer and reported the incident directly to President Eisenhower (who had defeated him in the 1956 presidential campaign.)

4. That, at the age of 12, then-future U.S. politician Adlai Stevenson II accidentally killed a 16-year-old friend of his.

5. At the age of 12, Adlai Stevenson accidentally shot and killed a friend with a shotgun he didn't know was loaded

6. Future presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, then 12, accidentally killed a cousin with a gun during a party

7. Adlai Stevenson declared his candidacy at the Democratic Nat Convention where he won the nomination

8. The only American general officer to resign in the 20th Century tried to influence the votes of his troops, lead a pro-segregation riot, was implicated in attacks against Adlai Stevenson, distributed pamphlets accusing JFK of treason and was nearly assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

9. Adlai Stevenson lost the 1952 presidential election to Eisenhower, 89 to 442 delegates. So the Democrats ran him again in 1956, losing 73 to 457