Richard Bruce Cheney (82) is an American politician and
businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the
United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W.
Bush. He is currently the oldest living former U.S. vice
president, following the death of Walter Mondale in 2021.
Official portrait, 2004
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.
Ferraro, a daughter of Italian immigrants, had previously
gained recognition as a vocal advocate of women’s rights
in Congress. Ferraro became the first female vice presidential
candidate to represent a major political party.
Then-Democratic presidential candidate, ex-VP Walter
Mondale introduces his running mate, Rep. Geraldine
Ferraro, before the Democratic convention.
MIKE GRACIA
Twinkies were invented in Schiller Park, Illinois, on April 6, 1930, by James Alexander Dewar, a Canadian-born baker for the Continental Baking Company.
James Alexander Dewar (February 5, 1897 – June 30, 1985)
In Los Angeles, California, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts was
nominated for the presidency by the Democratic Party Convention on this
day in 1960, defeating Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. The next day,
Johnson was named Kennedy’s running mate by a unanimous vote of the
convention.
