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
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
The 1956 Democratic National Convention nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for president and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for vice president. It was held in the International
1960 Democratic National Convention
…nomination acceptance speech for President at DNC Video of Johnson nomination acceptance speech for Vice President at DNC (via YouTube) Preceded by 1956 Chicago, Illinois Democratic National Conventions Succeeded by 1964 Atlantic City, New Jersey…
The Chicago skyline along the Magnificent Mile on the night of August 11, 1956, two days before the convention's opening session
U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy nominates Stevenson as the Democratic candidate for president.
John Daly and Quincy Howe providing ABC's coverage of a convention in the 1950s. 1956 was the second election year that the conventions were broadcast coast-to-coast
Former President Truman (left) greets Eleanor Roosevelt (right) at the convention as Adlai Stevenson (center) looks on