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May 31, 2024 · Kennedy went to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, held July 11–15, 1960, as the front-runner for the nomination, with some 600 delegates of the 761 needed for nomination secured. Johnson, however, hoped to wrest the nomination from Kennedy.
3 days ago · He defeated Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson on the first presidential ballot of the 1960 Democratic National Convention, and asked Johnson to serve as his running mate. The issue of the Cold War dominated the election, as tensions were high between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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2 days ago · On the late Friday afternoon of July 15, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts appeared before a crowd of eighty thousand people in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to deliver his formal acceptance of the Democratic party’s nomination for President of the United States.
4 days ago · i want to express my thank the governor stephenson, for his generous and heartwarming introduction. it was my great honor to place his name in nomination at the 1956 democratic convention, and i am delighted to have his support and his counsel and his advice in the coming months ahead. let me say first that i accept the nomination of the democratic party. i accepted without reservation and ...
10 hours ago · John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate in September 1960, as seen on a black-and-white TV. Associated Press The debate as a draw. What the public is often told nowadays about that first-of-its ...
5 days ago · CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) motion picture excerpt of Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy's full acceptance speech at the 1960 Democratic National Convention at the Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California.
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Jun 1, 2024 · The 1960 Democratic National Convention, held in Los Angeles from July 11 to 15, was a pivotal moment in American history. It marked the beginning of a new era in American politics, as the Democratic Party nominated a young and charismatic senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, for president.
