1956 Democratic National Convention

U.S. political event held in Chicago, Illinois 1956 Democratic National Convention1956 presidential election Nominees Stevenson and KefauverConventionDate(s)August 13–17, 1956CityChicago, IllinoisVenueInternational AmphitheatreKeynote speakerGov. Frank G. Clement of TennesseeCandidatesPresidential nomineeAdlai Stevenson of IllinoisVice-presidential nomineeEstes Kefauver of Tennessee‹ 1952 · 1960 › The Chicago skyline along the Magnificent Mile on the night of August 11, 1956, two days before the convention's opening session U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy nominates Stevenson as the Democratic candidate for president. John Daly and Quincy Howe providing ABC's coverage of a convention in the 1950s. 1956 was the second election year that the conventions were broadcast coast-to-coast Former President Truman (left) greets Eleanor Roosevelt (right) at the convention as Adlai Stevenson (center) looks on The 1956 Democratic National Convention nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for president and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for vice president. It was held in the International Amphitheatre on the South Side of Chicago from August 13 to August 17, 1956. Unsucces