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| 1960 presidential election | |
  Nominees Nixon and Lodge | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 25–28, 1960 |
| City | Chicago |
| Venue | International Amphitheatre |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Richard M. Nixon ofCalifornia |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Henry C. Lodge Jr. ofMassachusetts |
| ‹ 1956 · 1964 › | |
The1960 Republican National Convention was held inChicago,Illinois, from July 25 to July 28, 1960, at theInternational 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 nominatedVice PresidentRichard M. Nixon forpresident and formerSenatorHenry Cabot Lodge Jr. ofMassachusetts for vice president.
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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. SenatorBarry Goldwater ofArizona removing himself from the race, in which he called onconservatives to "take back" the party. Nixon won easily, earning 1,321 votes to 10 for Goldwater.[1] At the convention, Nixon promised that he would visit every state during his campaign.[2]
| Presidential Balloting | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | 1st |
| Nixon | 1,321 |
| Goldwater | 10 |
Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (July 27, 1960)
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After winning the presidential nomination, Nixon considered several candidates for the vice presidential nomination. Incumbent PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower strongly supportedHenry Cabot Lodge Jr., theUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations.[3] Though Lodge was not viewed by Republicans as a charismatic speaker, his foreign policy experience as well as his longtime Republican Party ties as a descendant of theLodge family made him an appealing candidate.[3]
Lodge was unpopular with the conservative wing of the party, who regarded him as a Northeastern moderate.[3] As a result of the conservatives' coolness toward Lodge, Nixon strongly considered conservative Minnesota RepresentativeWalter Judd and U.S. SenatorThruston Morton of Kentucky, an establishment Republican who was more moderate than Judd but had a high profile as chairman of theRepublican National Committee.[4]
Other candidates Nixon may have considered include:
After deciding on Lodge, Nixon participated in a closed session with party leaders, who concurred with his preference.[4] After the session, Nixon announced his choice publicly, and the convention ratified it.
| Vice Presidential Balloting | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | 1st |
| Lodge | 1,330 |
| Not Voting | 1 |
Vice Presidential Balloting / 4th Day of Convention (July 28, 1960)
The Nixon-Lodge ticket lost the1960 election to the Democratic ticket ofJohn F. Kennedy andLyndon B. Johnson.
| Preceded by 1956 San Francisco,California | Republican National Conventions | Succeeded by 1964 Daly City,California |
