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Peripatetic Bemocrat Adlai Stevenson, arriving in San Francisco to do some political hustling for fellow Bemocrats, did his spent best to hush up any 1960 talk about himself for, say, the presidency. After a girl handed him a broom "to sweep them all out in 1960." photographers gleefully demanded a flurry of retakes. Clutching the broom, an embarrassed Stevenson advanced grimly on a squad of girls bearing "Don't say no, Adlai" placards, mumbled helplessly: "I'm sorry to disappoint you-I'll try to find another candidate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 13, 1958 | 10/13/1958 | See Source »

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