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1952 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago

Delegates gathered in Chicago on July 21 to begin the Democratic National Convention to choose a presidential nominee and adopt the party platform.

The convention set the stage for the fall 1952 presidential contest—culminating in Adlai Stevenson’s nomination and the party’s policy positions amid the Korean War and domestic political challenges.

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