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Adlai E. Stevenson II rides a donkey while holding a briefcase labeled "Democratas" during a trip to Mexico City in 1960.

John F. Kennedy appears as a Tudor-era queen standing next to advisor Adlai E. Stevenson II. Kennedy wears a necklace with the United States presidential seal while Stevenson's necklace bears the logo of the United Nations. After Kennedy's election…

A toga-clad Dwight D. Eisenhower carries a banner for the United States from a ship bearing the Republican elephant on its mast while Adlai E. Stevenson II rides the Democratic donkey in the form of Pegasus above. A smaller Lyndon B. Johnson stands…

Adlai Stevenson II appears as "The Thinker" while contemplating South American laborers as represented by a man carrying large bag of coffee beans on his back.In April 1960, Stevenson returned from South America and criticized the Eisenhower…

Adlai Stevenson II makes a comment to an unidentifed man while watching a bull and matador during a bull fight.

Adlai Stevenson II fuels up a bus from a gas pump resembling John F. Kennedy for a trek through South America.

A cartoon depicts Adlai Stevenson II with the White House in the lower left corner. The Atlanta Constitution editorial staff signed their names on either side of the drawing.On bottom left: "With pride and assurance. From the editorial staff of the…

Vice President Alden W. Barkley calls for an interruption while giving a speech at the Woodrow Wilson Centennial celebration. Adlai E. Stevenson sits next to him listening to a radio announcement from the President of the United States.Barkley served…

Adlai Stevenson II roasts marshmallows at the 1960 campsite on top of a mountain as other Democratic candidates ascend towards the nomination. In 1960, Stevenson, leader of the Democratic party, chose to not actively run for the presidential…

John F. Kennedy Administration officials Dean Rusk, Secretary of State (1961-1969); Adlai Stevenson II, Ambassador to the United Nations (1961-1965); and Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles (1961) ride three camels towards a star labeled "World…

Adlai Stevenson II rides a donkey carrying a basket of "Adlai" campaign buttons while playing guitar. In April 1960, Stevenson returned from South America and criticized the Eisenhower administration for failing to concentrate efforts there, but…

Adlai E. Stevenson and President Dwight D. Eisenhower meet after Stevenson's return from a trip to South America in 1960.In April 1960, Stevenson returned from South America and criticized the Eisenhower administration for failing to concentrate…

Santa and his helpers take Christmas orders including one for "an elephant that doesn't gallup" from the Young Republicans.Cartoon dedication: "To Adlai Stevenson Gov of Illinois- Best Wishes, Kurt Carlson & Smorg!"

Adlai Stevenson II holds a sign reading "Stevenson for President" as he walks the political tightrope of "moderation."

This cartoon drawing of Adlai E. Stevenson II shows him wearing a bow tie and jacket.Photo label: "Buenos Aires - 1960"

Adlai Stevenson II, in the role of a psychologist, takes notes from his patient, Dwight D. Eisenhower's Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, in the spirit of bipartisanship.Cartoon dedication: "With best regards to Mr. Adlai Stevenson - Paul…

Adlai Stevenson II parades before the cheering Democratic governors on the boadwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Cartoon dedication: "Very best of luck to Adlai Stevenson in '56- Regards, Bill Cranford"

Adlai Stevenson II locks and bars the door before fleeing for South America for fear of being "drafted" as the 1960 Democratic candidate for president. When he returned from South America in April, he criticized the Eisenhower administration for…

Adlai Stevenson II tentatively tunes the "Stevenson Candidacy" piano. In 1960, Stevenson, leader of the Democratic party, chose not to actively run for the presidential nomination. Instead, he claimed he would run only if drafted. After a tiff with…

A crowd looks up at a satellite resembling Adlai Stevenson's head while the Republican elephant tells the Democratic donkey, "We're going to track it through South America".

Former President Harry Truman re-routes traffic away from the Adlai Stevenson II campaign and towards New York Governor William A. Harriman's campaign for the presidency. Although Truman supported Stevenson in the 1952 presidential election, he…

Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson II, drawn as Captain Ahab, dreams of slaying a whale with the Republican elephant's head. Stevenson's left leg is fitted with a peg reading "'52" while a harpoon labeled "'56" hangs above his desk.

Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II and outgoing president Harry S. Truman wait at the road block in Korea as the Republican candidate for president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, speeds by.

Two cartoon drawings are attached to a board with the dedication"Lest He Forget! To Adlai with Love. F. K." The upper image shows a small Adlai Stevenson II dressed as a clown demanding to speak while tugging on the coat of a man speaking at a…

Adlai Stevenson II basks in the California sun, likely during the presidential primaries of 1956. In the 1956 Democratic primaries, Stevenson's primary opponent, Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, quickly won the New Hampshire, Minnesota, and…