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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.
Official report of the proceedings of the Democratic national convention held in Denver, Colorado, July 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1908, resulting in the nomination of Hon. William Jennings Bryan (of Nebraska) for president and Hon. John Worth Kern (of Indiana) for vice-president. Chicago: Press of Western Newspaper Union. p. 13.
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.
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.
Aug 8, 2024 · The general collections of the Library of Congress contain the proceedings of the Democratic National Convention from 1832 to 1988, and from 1996. The proceedings from 1992 are not available at the Library of Congress. Each item links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online ...
Full text and audio mp3 and video of John F. Kennedy's 1960 Democratic National Convention Address
Jul 28, 2016 · The 1960 Democratic National Convention was a pivotal week in American politics. John F. Kennedy won the nomination over Lyndon B. Johnson and several other challengers.