This man compared the actions of Joe McCarthy to "burning down the house to kill the rats." In response, Richard Nixon called him "a PhD from Dean Acheson's cowardly college of Communist containment" and attacked him for testifying as a character witness for Alger Hiss. This politician vetoed a bill requiring loyalty oaths for teachers and state employees while serving as governor. This man confronted Valerian Zorin, calling for him to "answer yes or no" during the Cuban Missile Crisis, while Ambassador to the United Nations, an organization he helped found. This Illinois politician was defeated for the presidency by a man who would go on to build the Interstate Highway System. For 10 points, name this Democrat who ran twice for the presidency against Eisenhower.
This man compared the actions of Joe McCarthy to "burning down the house to kill the rats." In response, Richard Nixon called him "a PhD from Dean Acheson's cowardly college of Communist containment" and attacked him for testifying as a character witness for Alger Hiss. This politician vetoed a bill requiring loyalty oaths for teachers and state employees while serving as governor. This man confronted Valerian Zorin, calling for him to "answer yes or no" during the Cuban Missile Crisis, while Ambassador to the United Nations, an organization he helped found. This Illinois politician was defeated for the presidency by a man who would go on to build the Interstate Highway System. For 10 points, name this Democrat who ran twice for the presidency against Eisenhower.
This man compared the actions of Joe McCarthy to "burning down the house to kill the rats."
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II