What is 1960 Democratic National Convention?
The '''1960 Democratic National Convention''' was held in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], on July 11–15, 1960. It nominated [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] for [[President of the United States|president]] and Senate Majority Leader [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] of [[Texas]] for [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. In the [[1960 United States presidential election|general election]], the Kennedy–Johnson ticket won an [[United States electoral college|electoral college]] victory over the Republican candidates Vice President [[Richard Nixon|Richard M. Nixon]] and [[United Nations|UN]] Ambassador [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.|Henry C. Lodge II]]. The [[Millennium Biltmore Hotel|Biltmore Hotel]] was selected to serve as the headquarters hotel for the Democratic National Committee.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Oliphant |first1=Thomas |last2=Wilkie |first2=Curtis |date=2017 |title=Road to Camelot |publisher=Simon & Schuster }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{U.S. presidential primaries}} [[Category:1960s in Los Angeles, California]] [[Category:1960 in California]] [[Category:United States presidential nominating conventions]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States)]] [[Category:July events]] {{US-stub}}