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- 1960_Republican_National_Convention abstract "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.The convention nominated Vice President Richard M. Nixon of California for President and former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge II of Massachusetts for Vice President.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.[citation needed]Nixon still managed victory, earning 1,321 votes to 10 for the nomination.http://www.chicagohs.org/history/politics/1960.htmlBefore choosing Lodge, Nixon considered the following vice-presidential candidates, 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 IndianaIn the election, Nixon and Lodge lost to the Democratic ticket of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.".
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- 1960_Republican_National_Convention comment "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.The convention nominated Vice President Richard M. Nixon of California for President and former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge II of Massachusetts for Vice President.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.".
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