The United Nations : crucible of the alliance -- The 1952 campaign -- On the world stage -- Race as an issue -- A second run for the presidency -- Civil rights again -- Strains in the alliance -- Crosscurrents on race -- The 1956 Democratic National Convention -- The campaign trail again -- Aftermath : time for reflection -- The 1957 Civil Rights Bill -- The alliance loosens -- End of the alliance -- Transition -- Eleanor, Adlai, and J.F.K. -- Coda -- The summing-up.
Summary:
"The mutually energizing and often volatile friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson--unexplored in depth by scholars until this study--was one of the last century's remarkable political alliances. Employing letters and diaries as well as contemporary media accounts, this book examines the perspectives, the convictions, the style, and the spirit that both principals brought to the calling of public service"--Provided by publisher.
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