A recall at regional, nationwide and globe occasions with Deseret Information archives
As the country plans for a number of possibly wild political event conventions, it interests recall at the 1960 Autonomous National Convention in Los Angeles.
On July 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Autonomous governmental election on the very first tally at his event’s convention.
Kennedy had actually remained in the mix in 1956, yet invested 4 years planning for this minute. He got to the convention with 600 of the 761 delegates required. According to historic records, JFK dealt with some resistance from previous Head of state Harry Truman, that believed he was also young, while Texas Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson was angling to get the election at the convention, with Adlai Stevenson likewise in the mix.
However on the very first tally, Kennedy won simply sufficient delegates when in the last roll phone call, Wyoming placed its assistance behind the legislator from Massachusetts.
2 days later on, Kennedy shocked most Democrats when he called Johnson as his running companion.
According to protection of the day, Utah Democrats delighted in with the ticket.
Kennedy would certainly take place to win the presidency complying with a challenging fight with Republican Vice Head Of State Richard M. Nixon, yet offered in the Oval Workplace for simply 3 years prior to he was executed in 1963.
Right here are some tales from Deseret Information archives from that period, consisting of tales regarding Kennedy’s sees to Utah, his connection with Johnson, and others that understood him well:
“JFK’s Utah visits chronicled on Web“
“Book: Kennedy scorned idea of Johnson as president“
“Kennedy-Nixon debates inform today’s presidential politics“
” Real theoretically: 60 years later on, JFK’s fatality still gas a society of uncertainty”
“John F. Kennedy — remembering a friend“
“McConkie recalls working with John F. Kennedy“
“50 years later does JFK’s Tabernacle speech still resonate? (+photos)“
“Thousands of Utahns turned out to see President Kennedy in 1963 ″