he is in his father's study in libertyville.ed to be the barn and it is right next door. it is now set up with an exhibit. what is going on here? >> this home, which really became our base over the years, is now the home of the adlai stevenson center for democracy. we try to bring people together from all parts of the world to address the systemic weaknesses in democratic systems of government and continue the stevenson legacy. this was the home, but it really became the base from which we study the world. the study from all the world was incessant. we never stop trying to learn about the world from with in it. in the marketplaces and slums, the monuments and ruins and the universities and ministries, trying to see the world from within it. that lifetime of on the ground study of the world from no ivory tower helped to create the record and make him an electrifying figure at home and in the world. president kennedy appointed him to the ambassador for the united nations. >> we have one hour left. at place stevenson is our focus.

adlai moved to libertyville. i was struck by adlai iii comments about his father, who he adored. he told an antidote about giving his credit card and the clerk looked at the credit card and saw adlai stevenson. they said is that resonate with you? she said, nope. it is a cool name. after all of their contributions to american political history -- >> hear are a couple of callers from the adlai stevenson show. >> the 1952 election was my first presidential -- in other words, i went door-to-door and did whatever i could. i was crushed that he did not win. but on retrospect, i thought he would contribute so much more on the world stage as a statesman and in a way he did. but i will never forget how disappointed we were. >> go-ahead, dave. we are talking about adlai stevenson. >> i just want to tell the story -- >> hello, congressman. how are you doing? >> i just want to tell the story about adlai stevenson. this was madison, wisconsin in the 1960's campaign. i was a student at the university of wisconsin. he came to madison to give a speech at the civil war roundtable. afterwards, he

adlai moved to libertyville. i was struck by adlai iii comments about his father, who he adored. he told an antidote about giving his credit card and the clerk looked at the credit card and saw adlai stevenson. they said is that resonate with you? she said, nope. it is a cool name. after all of their contributions to american political history -- >> hear are a couple of callers from the adlai stevenson show. >> the 1952 election was my first presidential -- in other words, i went door-to-door and did whatever i could. i was crushed that he did not win. but on retrospect, i thought he would contribute so much more on the world stage as a statesman and in a way he did. but i will never forget how disappointed we were. >> go-ahead, dave. we are talking about adlai stevenson. >> i just want to tell the story -- >> hello, congressman. how are you doing? >> i just want to tell the story about adlai stevenson. this was madison, wisconsin in the 1960's campaign. i was a student at the university of wisconsin. he came to madison to give a speech at the civil war roundtable. afterwards, he