1960 Democratic National Convention
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 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (pictured in 2007) was the site of the 1960 Democratic National Convention
Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts
Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas
Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri
1960 United States presidential election
The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. This was the first election in which 50 states participated, marking the first participation of Alaska and Hawaii, and the last in which the District of Columbia did not. This made it the only presidential election where the threshold for victory was 269 electoral votes. It was also the first election in which an incumbent president—in this case, Dwight D. Eisenhower—was ineligible to run for a third term because of the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment.
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The incumbent in 1960, Dwight D. Eisenhower. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 1961.
Senator John F. Kennedy from Massachusetts