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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_presidentialUnited States presidential nominating convention - Wikipedia

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   Oct 8, 2024 · A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1960_Democratic_Party1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · From March 8 to June 7, 1960, voters and members of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1960 Democratic National Convention through a series of caucuses, conventions, and primaries, partly for the purpose of nominating a candidate for President of the United States in the 1960 election.

   • Candidate: John F. Kennedy
   • Home state: Massachusetts

   • Contests won: 10
   • Popular vote: 1,847,259

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4. www.kqed.org › arts › 13966290Book Review: ‘Countdown 1960’ by Chris Wallace | KQED

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   Oct 8, 2024 · Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the 312 Days that Changed America’s Politics Forever is a look at a critical period in U.S. history that holds lessons for today. CNN news anchor Chris Wallace starts the book in January 1960, when U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts declared his candidacy for the presidency during a ...

5. www.columbian.com › news › 20241960 presidential campaign holds lessons - The Columbian

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   3 days ago · This time, Wallace, the son of CBS broadcaster Mike Wallace, takes us behind the scenes to view the machinations of the 1960 Democratic National Convention that led to Kennedy’s nomination over ...

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   Oct 8, 2024 · This time, Wallace, the son of CBS broadcaster Mike Wallace, takes us behind the scenes to view the machinations of the 1960 Democratic National Convention that led to Kennedy's nomination over ...

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   Oct 8, 2024 · This time, Wallace, the son of CBS broadcaster Mike Wallace, takes us behind the scenes to view the machinations of the 1960 Democratic National Convention that led to Kennedy’s nomination over Lyndon B. Johnson, later chosen as his running mate. Kennedy went on to become the first Catholic and youngest person elected U.S. president.

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   When was the first presidential nominating convention?

   • The earliest public national presidential nominating Conventions have been traced back to the 1832 election, before which smaller groups of party leaders chose the nominee, arguably beginning with the 1796 election. Since 1972, most of the delegates have been selected in presidential primaries state by state.

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   Where was the 1960 Democratic National Convention held?

   • The 1960 Democratic National Convention was held in Los Angeles, California. In the week before the convention opened, Kennedy received two new challengers, when Lyndon B. Johnson, the powerful Senate Majority Leader, and Adlai Stevenson, the party's nominee in 1952 and 1956, officially announced their candidacies.

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   How did the Democratic Party elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention?

   • From March 8 to June 7, 1960, voters and members of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1960 Democratic National Convention through a series of caucuses, conventions, and primaries, partly for the purpose of nominating a candidate for President of the United States in the 1960 election.

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   Which city has hosted the most presidential nominating conventions?

   • With 26, Chicago has hosted the most major party conventions, beginning with Abraham Lincoln 's nomination in 1860. The earliest public national presidential nominating Conventions have been traced back to the 1832 election, before which smaller groups of party leaders chose the nominee, arguably beginning with the 1796 election.

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   What is a presidential campaign nominating convention?

   • All pledged delegates in a brokered convention are then "released" and can switch their allegiance to a different candidate so a re-vote would result in a clear majority. Generally, use of "presidential campaign nominating convention" refers to the two major parties' quadrennial events: the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

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   How were delegates selected at a National Convention?

   • Delegates to the national convention were usually selected at state conventions whose own delegates were chosen by district conventions. Sometimes they were dominated by intrigue between political bosses who controlled delegates; the national convention was far from democratic or transparent.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1960_United_States1960 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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   1 day 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. Kennedy won 303 to 219 in the Electoral College , and he won the reported national popular vote by 112,827, a margin of 0.17 percent.