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1960 presidential election | |
Convention | |
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Date(s) | July 25–28, 1960 |
City | Chicago |
Venue | International Amphitheatre |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Richard M. Nixon of California |
Vice-presidential nominee | Henry C. Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts |
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.
The convention nominated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for president and former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts for vice president.