1956 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1956 Democratic National Convention nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for president and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for vice president. It was held in the International Amphitheatre on the South Side of Chicago from August 13 to August 17, 1956.
August 16, 1956 - Senator John F. Kennedy's remarks at the Democratic …
WEBRemarks by Senator John F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention, Conrad Hilton, Chicago, Illinois''The time is ripe. The hour has struck.
1956 Democratic Convention - Historycentral
WEB1956 Democratic Convention. Kennedy was an early supporter of the nomination of Adlai Stevenson to be the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1956. He attempted to secure the nomination as Vice Presidential candidate for himself .
United States presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBUnited States presidential election of 1956, American presidential election held on November 6, 1956, in which incumbent Republican Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson. It was the second consecutive election in which Stevenson lost to Eisenhower.
Adlai Stevenson 1956 Acceptance Speech - C-SPAN.org
WEBAt the 1956 Democratic National Convention, Adlai Stevenson II delivered his acceptance speech as the Democratic presidential nominee. Campaign commercials for Mr. Stevenson were shown at...
1956 Democratic National Convention - Wikiwand
WEBThe 1956 Democratic National Convention nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for president and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for vice president. It was held in the International Amphitheatre on the South Side of Chicago from August 13 to August 17, 1956.
Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy at the Democratic National ...
WEBRemarks by Senator John F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention, International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, August 16, 1956. Fellow Delegates and Fellow Democrats: We have come here today not merely to nominate a Democratic candidate, but to nominate a President of the United States.
Kennedy Pullout Speech; Roll Call for V.P. Nomination
WEBAt the 1956 Democratic National Convention, John Kennedy delivered a speech to withdraw his name from the 1956 vice presidential nomination. Presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson announced...
Kefauver Acceptance Speech - C-SPAN.org
WEBAt the 1956 Democratic National Convention, Senator Estes Kefauver, D-Tennessee, delivered his acceptance speech as the Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee after winning on the third ballot.
1956 Democratic Convention - Historycentral
WEB1956 Democratic Convention. Chicago, Illinois. August 13 to 17, 1956. Nominated: Adlai E Stevenson of Illinois for President. Nominated: Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for Vice President. With President's Eisenhower,' s popularity high there were few who wished to run as the Democratic nominee.
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