1960 Republican National Convention

































1960 Republican National Convention

1960 presidential election


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Nominees
Nixon and Lodge

Convention
Date(s) July 25–28, 1960
City Chicago
Venue International Amphitheatre
Candidates
Presidential nominee
Richard M. Nixon of California
Vice Presidential nominee
Henry C. Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts
‹ 1956  ·  1964 ›



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Highlights of 1960 Republican convention


The 1960 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in Chicago, Illinois, from July 25 to July 28, 1960, at the International Amphitheatre. It was the 14th and most recent time overall that Chicago hosted the Republican National Convention, more times than any other city.


The convention nominated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for President and former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts for Vice President.




Contents






  • 1 The Presidency


  • 2 The Vice Presidency


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





The Presidency


By the time the Republican convention opened, Nixon had no opponents for the nomination. The highlight of the convention was the speech by U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona removing himself from the race where he called on the Conservatives to take back the party.


It was at this convention that Nixon promised to campaign in every state during his campaign.[1] Nixon still managed victory, earning 1,321 votes to 10 for Goldwater.[2]



The Vice Presidency


Before choosing Lodge, Nixon considered the following candidates for the vice presidential nomination, among others:




  • Robert B. Anderson, U.S. Treasury Secretary from Texas


  • Prescott S. Bush, U.S. Senator from Connecticut


  • Everett M. Dirksen, U.S. Senate Minority Leader from Illinois


  • Arthur S. Flemming, U.S. HEW Secretary from Ohio


  • Gerald R. Ford, U.S. Representative from Michigan


  • Barry M. Goldwater, U.S. Senator from Arizona


  • Alfred M. Gruenther, former NATO Supreme Commander from Nebraska


  • Charles A. Halleck, U.S. House Minority Leader from Indiana


  • Walter H. Judd, U.S. Representative from Minnesota


  • Neil H. McElroy, former Secretary of Defense from Ohio


  • James P. Mitchell, U.S. Labor Secretary from New Jersey


  • Thurston B. Morton, U.S. Senator from Kentucky


  • Charles H. Percy, businessman from Illinois


  • Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York


  • William P. Rogers, U.S. Attorney General from Maryland


  • Hugh D. Scott, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania


  • Frederick A. Seaton, U.S. Interior Secretary from Nebraska


  • William G. Stratton, Governor of Illinois


  • Philip Willkie, son of Wendell Willkie (the GOP's 1940 presidential candidate) and businessman and state representative from Indiana


In the election, Nixon and Lodge lost to the Democratic ticket of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.



See also



  • History of the United States Republican Party

  • List of Republican National Conventions

  • U.S. presidential nomination convention

  • 1960 Democratic National Convention

  • United States presidential election, 1960



References





  1. ^ "Richard Nixon: Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention in Chicago". www.presidency.ucsb.edu..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2009-03-29.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)




External links




  • Republican Party platform of 1960 at The American Presidency Project


  • Nixon nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC (transcript) at The American Presidency Project

  • Universal newsreel footage of the convention

  • Video of Nixon nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC from C-SPAN (via YouTube)

  • Audio of Nixon nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC

  • Video of Lodge nomination acceptance speech for Vice President at RNC from C-SPAN (via YouTube)








Preceded by
1956
San Francisco, California
Republican National Conventions
 Succeeded by
1964
Daly City, California










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