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The 1960 Democratic National Convention was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 11–15, 1960. It nominated Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts for president and Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas for vice president .
Candidates. Presidential nominee. Richard M. Nixon of California. Vice presidential nominee. Henry C. Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts. ‹ 1956 · 1964 ›. Highlights of 1960 Republican convention. The 1960 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from July 25 to July 28, 1960, at the International Amphitheatre.
American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy - 1960 Democratic National Convention Speech (text-audio-video) Address. J F K ennedy. Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance Address. "The New Frontier" delivered 15 July 1960, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. Audio mp3 of Address. click for pdf.
select their delegates. In the 1960 election, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts won each of the seven primaries, including several in southern states (overcoming concerns about his youth, inexperience, regionalism, and Catholic religion) that he ran in leading up to the convention.
The Democratic National Convention ( DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. [a] They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention.
First time since 1888 that the Democratic convention preceded the Republican. Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson declined to choose a Vice President, and the convention picked Estes Kefauver. 1960: Democratic convention met in Los Angeles, first ever in that city. John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic to be elected President. 1964
The 1960 Democratic National Convention was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 11–15, 1960. It nominated Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts for president and Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas for vice president.
