CARLATA BRADLEY

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.

Senators Kennedy and Johnson during the 1960 campaign.

Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011)

Walter Mondale, the leading Democratic presidential
candidate, announced that he has chosen Representative
Geraldine Ferraro of New York as his running mate in 1984.

Then-Democratic presidential candidate, ex-VP Walter
Mondale introduces his running mate, Rep. Geraldine
Ferraro, before the Democratic convention.

Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874)

On July 10, 1850, Vice President Millard Fillmore is sworn in
as the 13th president of the United States. President Zachary
Taylor had died the day before, five days after falling ill with
a severe intestinal ailment on the Fourth of July.

The Statue of Millard Fillmore located outside
Buffalo City Hall.