1956 Democratic National Convention

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1956_Democratic_National_Convention
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political event
gptkbp:attendedBy Democratic Party leaders
delegates from 48 states
gptkbp:city gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1956-08-17
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1960_Democratic_National_Convention
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1956 Democratic National Convention
gptkbp:location gptkb:International_Amphitheatre
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:W._Averell_Harriman
gptkb:Al_Gore_Sr.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television
newspapers
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_II
gptkb:Estes_Kefauver
gptkbp:notableEvent First televised Democratic convention
Vice presidential nomination contested on the convention floor
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1952_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:startDate 1956-08-13
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_Amphitheatre
gptkb:1952_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:Adlai_E._Stevenson_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6