BIG NOMINATION WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1960

Kennedy’s nomination was a big moment for the primary system | Constitution Center

In Los Angeles, California, Senator John F. Kennedy of
Massachusetts was
nominated for the presidency by the
Democratic Party Convention, defeating Senator
Lyndon
B.
Johnson
of Texas. The next day, Johnson was named
Kennedy’s running mate by a unanimous vote of the
convention.

Four months later, on November 8, Kennedy won 49.7
percent of the popular vote in one of the closest elections
for president in U.S. history, surpassing by a fraction the
49.6 percent received by Vice President
Richard M. Nixon,
a Republican.

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1960 Elected President JOHN F KENNEDY JFK with Newspaper Glossy 8x10 Photo Print | eBay

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