Adlai Stevenson From America and Americans by John Steinbeck: When I first met Mr. Roosevelt he had been President for some time. I said, "Mr. President, I'm the one American who doesn't want a Government job." He laughed and said, "In my experience you're the only one." Mr. Stevenson, I still don't want a Government job. A year and a half ago, I had never heard of Mr. Stevenson. A year ago I knew his name and only remembered it because of the unusual first name. Until the convention I had never heard nor read a Stevensonian word. And now...