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1960 Republican National Convention

The 1960 Republican National Convention 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.

Convention

July 25–28, 1960

Chicago

International Amphitheatre

Richard M. Nixon of California

Henry C. Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts

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

Vice President
Richard Nixon
of California

Vice President Richard Nixon of California

Senator
Barry Goldwater
of Arizona
(Declined Consideration)

Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona (Declined Consideration)

UN Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
of Massachusetts

UN Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts

Senator
Thruston B. Morton
of Kentucky

Senator Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky

Representative
Walter Judd
of Minnesota

Representative Walter Judd of Minnesota

Treasury Secretary
Robert B. Anderson
of Texas

Treasury Secretary Robert B. Anderson of Texas

Senator
Prescott Bush
of Connecticut

Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut

Senate Minority Leader
Everett Dirksen
of Illinois

Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois

HEW Secretary
Arthur Flemming
of Ohio

HEW Secretary Arthur Flemming of Ohio

Representative
Gerald Ford
of Michigan

Representative Gerald Ford of Michigan

Labor Secretary
James P. Mitchell
of New Jersey

Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell of New Jersey

Governor
Nelson Rockefeller
of New York

Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York

Senator
Hugh Scott
of Pennsylvania

Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania

Interior Secretary
Fred A. Seaton
of Nebraska

Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton of Nebraska

Governor
William Stratton
of Illinois

Governor William Stratton of Illinois

Former State Representative
Philip Willkie
of Indiana

Former State Representative Philip Willkie of Indiana

General election[edit]

The Nixon-Lodge ticket lost the 1960 election to the Democratic ticket of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

History of the United States Republican Party

List of Republican National Conventions

U.S. presidential nomination convention

1960 Democratic National Convention

1960 United States presidential election

at The American Presidency Project

Republican Party platform of 1960

(transcript) at The American Presidency Project

Nixon nomination acceptance speech for President at RNC

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)