1960 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection

none 1960 Republican vice presidential nomination Massachusetts Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Richard Nixon Vice Presidential nominee FF3333 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 160x160px 1960 07 28 1964 1964 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection 1952 1952 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection primary This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1960 election. After winning the Republican presidential nomination at the 1960 Republican National Convention, incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon needed to choose a running mate. President Dwight D. Eisenhower strongly supported UN Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.Donaldson Gary The First Modern Campaign: Kennedy, Nixon, and the Election of 1960 2007 Rowman & Littlefield 90–91 9780742548008 https://books.google.com/books?id=pxolK9z1zh0C&q=nixon+lodge+1960 6 October 2015 Though Lodge lacked charisma as a campaigner, his foreign policy experience and stature as ambassador made him an appealing candidate. However, Lodge was unpopular with the Republican right, who did not want a Northeastern moderate on the ticket. Nixon also strongly considered conservative Minnesota Representative Walter Judd and moderate Kentucky Senator Thruston Morton.Pietrusza David https://books.google.com/books?id=Gq4c9XDOSxQC&q=nixon+lodge+1960 1960: LBJ Vs. JFK Vs. Nixon : the Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies 2008 Sterling Publishing Company 9781402761140 225–230 6 October 2015 After a closed session with Republican Party leaders, Nixon announced his choice of Lodge. The Republican convention ratified Nixon's choice of Lodge. The Nixon–Lodge ticket lost the 1960 election to the Democratic ticket of Kennedy–Johnson. Potential running mates Finalists Others Ford would eventually be chosen as vice president by President Nixon in 1973 to replace Spiro Agnew, and Ford would succeed to the presidency when Nixon resigned in 1974. Ford chose Nelson Rockefeller as his vice president in 1974. See also 1960 Republican National Convention 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries References Category:Republican Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:1960 United States presidential election Category:Richard Nixon Category:Nelson Rockefeller Category:Gerald Ford