Category Archives: 1960 Democratic Convention

Movieland Mystery Photo – Democratic National Convention Edition

Posted on July 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Update: Paul Ziffren, Adlai Stevenson and Judy Garland at the Beverly Hilton, July 10, 1960. Photograph by Wayne F. Kelly / Los Angeles Times Update: Tennessee Gov. Buford Ellington and Stella Stevens, July 12, … Continue reading →

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The Young Politicos

Posted on July 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Ray Graham / Los Angeles Times  Kennedy girls, from left, Eleanor Dudley, Susan Reeves, Jeanne Lytle and Marilyn Raran with Democratic Party official John M. Bailey of Connecticut.  One thing that struck me in going through the … Continue reading →

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The TV Convention

Posted on July 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo The Sports Arena, configured for the 1960 Democratic National Convention.    David Brinkley, left,  and Chet Huntley will report for NBC.  Edward R. Murrow, left, anchorman Walter Cronkite, right, and Howard K. Smith will cover … Continue reading →

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JFK Says ‘No Pictures, Please’

Posted on July 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

     July 11, 1960: In the photo above, Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) tells photographer Joe Kennedy “No pictures, please” while sitting with Vel Phillips on July 10, 1960. The photo was taken during a rally at Shrine Auditorium … Continue reading →

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James Reston and the Changing of the Guard

Posted on July 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

 A self-portrait of Times cartoonist Bruce Russell. July 10, 1960: The 1960 Democratic National Convention marks an end to the era of political bosses, New York Times columnist James Reston says: "The lobby of the Biltmore Hotel is jammed at … Continue reading →

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JFK Arrives in L.A.!

Posted on July 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by S.A. Hixson / Los Angeles Times July 9, 1960: From S.A. Hixson’s notes on the back of this photo: “Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) arrives at the Biltmore Hotel, packed lobby with hundreds of backers hampered his … Continue reading →

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Kyle Palmer Analyzes the Democratic Candidates

Posted on July 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1960: Times Political Editor Kyle Palmer, one of the powers behind Richard Nixon’s career, takes a look at the Democrats. He finds the competition narrowing to Sens. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Lyndon Johnson (D-Texas), with the respective … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 22, 1960

Posted on June 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1960: ABC is planning to ionize the air in the  green room for politicians waiting to go on the air to discuss the Democratic National Convention, Matt Weinstock says.  And who is W. Hermanos? CONFIDENTIAL TO ANNETTA: This … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 17, 1960

Posted on June 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

   June 17, 1960: A reporter filed a story saying that hotel rates were being raised so much for the Democratic National Convention that he was going to bring a trailer. The convention director took him at his word and … Continue reading →

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The Democrats Are Coming to L.A.

Posted on May 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1960: Former Times Editor in Chief L.D. Hotchkiss (1893-1964) writes a long advance on the Democratic National Convention, which starts July 11 at the Sports Arena. He says that although he worked for a Republican paper for 40 … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Democratic National Convention

Posted on September 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

"The world is changing. The old era is ending. The old ways will not do." — Sen. John F. Kennedy, July 15, 1960 A pass to the July 15, 1960, session of the Democratic National Convention has been listed on … Continue reading →

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Nixon Dedicates Sports Arena

Posted on July 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 5, 1959: Vice President Richard Nixon waves during the dedication of the Sports Arena. It has been a long time since anyone referred to the Los Angeles Sports Arena as a "marvel of modern design." But that was the … Continue reading →

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