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Adlai Stevenson II
American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 (1900–1965)
Bay of Pigs invasion
failed landing operation of Cuba in 1961
1952 United States presidential election
42nd quadrennial U.S. presidential election
1956 United States presidential election
43rd quadrennial U.S. presidential election
egghead
thumb|Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson was called an "egghead" by [[Richard Nixon during the 1952 U.S. presidential race.]]
In U.S. English slang, egghead is an epithet used to refer to intellectuals or people considered out-of-touch with ordinary people and lacking in realism, common sense, sexual interests, etc. on account of their intellectual interests. A similar, though not necessarily pejorative, British term is boffin. The term egghead reached its peak currency during the 1950s, when vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon used it against Democratic Presidential nominee Adlai Steven