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Estes Kefauver. Vice Presidential nominee. Lyndon B. Johnson. The selection of the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate for the 1960 United States presidential election occurred at the party's national convention on August 13, 1960.
The incumbent in 1960, Dwight D. Eisenhower. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 1961. This was the most recent election in which three of the four major party nominees for president and vice president were eventually elected president.
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Presidential posturing began in earnest when the U.S. Congress reconvened in August, after the political conventions had been concluded. Both nominees were principal figures in the session, which was held in a politically charged atmosphere. As vice president, Nixon presided over the Senate.
Nominees: Electoral Vote: Popular Vote Presidential: Vice Presidential Democratic: John F. Kennedy: Lyndon B. Johnson: 303: 56.4%: 34,226,731: 49.7% Republican Richard M. Nixon: Henry Cabot Lodge: 219: 40.8%: 34,108,157: 49.5% Democratic Harry F. Byrd: Strom Thurmond: 15: 2.8%: 0: 0%
May 6, 2020 · The candidates were as follows: Republicans : Richard Nixon and Vice President Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Democrats : John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson
The United States presidential election of 1960 marked the end of Dwight D. Eisenhower's two terms as President. Eisenhower's Vice President, Richard Nixon, who had transformed his office into a national political base, was the Republican candidate, whereas the Democrats nominated Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy.
In an attempt to broaden his base, Kennedy named one of his opponents for the Democratic nomination his Vice-President. Lyndon Johnson was older and much more experienced in the Senate. Johnson was from Texas, an obvious attempt by Kennedy to shore up his potential weaknesses in the South.
