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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!"

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…

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…

Board game distributed by the District of Columbia Democratic Women's Day Committee featuring Adlai Stevenson II and his attempts to reach the White House.

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 III climbs aboard the Democratic donkey, destined for the governor's office and finding that he fits perfectly, perhaps referencing former Governor Adlai Stevenson II (1949-1953), Stevenson III's father. Stevenson III, a U.S. Senator…

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…

1956 presidential candidates Adlai Stevenson II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower campaign during the 1955 World Series, in which the Brooklyn Dodgers took on the New York Yankees. A fan in rags asks the two candidates about the status of Brooklyn…

Mr. Peanut, bearing a strong resemblence to John F. Kennedy, points his finger at Adlai Stevenson II, calling himself "No. 1" and Stevenson "No. 2" referencing the final results of the Democratic primary process.

This poster uses the Square Deal to refer to Adlai Stevenson II's legislative agenda should he win the 1952 presidential election by creating connections toPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" legislation and President Harry S. Truman's "Fair…

The 1948 Adlai Stevenson II gubernatorial campaign highlighted on corruption in Peoria, linking Governor Dwight Green and Attorney General George Barrett with gang violence and corruption. Stevenson went on to defeat Green in the election.

An invigorated Democratic donkey smiles while looking at a heart with Adlai E. Stevenson II's face hovering over it.Cartoon dedication: "To Adlai Stevenson with Best Regards, Kendall Vintroux."

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.

The 1960 Democratic presidential candidates appear as the children from the nursery rhyme "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe," and the Democratic donkey is the "old woman". Adlai Stevenson II sits inside the shoe with a hole in the sole…

A doctor examines a patient using a stethoscope while saying, "You worry too much about world affairs, why don't you switch to Stevenson".

The Republican elephant hangs his Christmas stocking on a fireplace mantle labeled "'60 Hopes". The Democratic donkey sits nearby debating which of his six ragged stockings labeled "Symington", "Johnson", "Kennedy", "Stevenson", "Humphrey", and…

Adlai Stevenson II speaks from the podium. The drawing is signed "To Governor Stevenson-with admiration and best wishes. James Stevenson" On bottom: "I am not the kind of man who indulges in lavish promises about the future, but I make so bold as to…

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…

Adlai E. Stevenson II, portrayed as a fisherman, uses a fishing rod labeled "1957" to reel the Alaskan Territory into a net labeled "49 & 50" while wearing a hat with a hook labeled "Hawaii". In 1954 Alaska was a U.S. territory and had been since…

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…

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…

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

The upper panel shows Adlai E. Stevenson II's shoe with a hole in the sole from the 1952 presidential campaign. The lower panel shows him in 1955 wearing a track uniform complete with spiked shoes in preparation for the 1956 presidential campaign.

Horses stretch the voter in four different directions representing votes of "Oui," "Non", "Abstention", and "Bulletin Blanc" (Yes, No, Abstain, and Neutral) in this French political cartoon.Caption: "Ah! Quel plaisir d'etre electeur!"

Adlai Stevenson II learns what being a governor in Illinois entails.Cartoon dedication: "To Adlai Stevenson from a grateful spectator. Harry Wood"