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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.
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.
The two right-hand columns show nominations by notable conventions not shown elsewhere. Some of the nominees (e.g. the Whigs before 1860 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1912) received very large votes, while others who received less than 1% of the total national popular vote are listed to show historical continuity or transition.
July 11 to 15, 1960. Nominated: John F Kennedy of Massachusetts for President. Nominated: Lyndon B Johnson of Texas for Vice President. Senator Kennedy had worked tirelessly for the nomination from the time of the 56 election. Kennedy had won the majority of the primaries.
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.
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: Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey were nominated by acclamation, the first since 1936.
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Full text and audio mp3 and video of John F. Kennedy's 1960 Democratic National Convention Address.
