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, Vice President
Richard Nixon needed to choose a running mate. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower strongly supported
UN Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.[1] Though Lodge lacked charisma as a campaigner, his foreign policy experience and stature as ambassador made him an appealing candidate.[1] However, Lodge was unpopular with the Republican right, who did not want a Northeastern moderate on the ticket.[1] Nixon also strongly considered conservative Minnesota Representative
Walter Judd and moderate Kentucky Senator
Thruston Morton.[2] After a closed session with Republican Party leaders, Nixon announced his choice of Lodge.[2] The Republican convention ratified Nixon's choice of Lodge. The Nixon–Lodge ticket lost the
1960 election to the Democratic ticket of
Kennedy–
Johnson.
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.
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abcdSigelman, Lee; Wahlbeck, Paul (December 1997). "The "Veepstakes": Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection". The American Political Science Review. 91 (4): 858.
doi:
10.2307/2952169.
JSTOR2952169.
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, Vice President
Richard Nixon needed to choose a running mate. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower strongly supported
UN Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.[1] Though Lodge lacked charisma as a campaigner, his foreign policy experience and stature as ambassador made him an appealing candidate.[1] However, Lodge was unpopular with the Republican right, who did not want a Northeastern moderate on the ticket.[1] Nixon also strongly considered conservative Minnesota Representative
Walter Judd and moderate Kentucky Senator
Thruston Morton.[2] After a closed session with Republican Party leaders, Nixon announced his choice of Lodge.[2] The Republican convention ratified Nixon's choice of Lodge. The Nixon–Lodge ticket lost the
1960 election to the Democratic ticket of
Kennedy–
Johnson.
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.
^
abcdSigelman, Lee; Wahlbeck, Paul (December 1997). "The "Veepstakes": Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection". The American Political Science Review. 91 (4): 858.
doi:
10.2307/2952169.
JSTOR2952169.