1956 Democratic National Convention

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1956 Democratic National Convention

1956 presidential election
Nominees Stevenson and Kefauver
Convention
Date(s)	August 13–17, 1956
City	Chicago, Illinois
Venue	International Amphitheatre
Keynote speaker	Gov. Frank G. Clement of Tennessee
Candidates
Presidential nominee	Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
Vice-presidential nominee	Estes Kefauver of Tennessee
‹ 1952 · 1960 ›

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. Unsuccessful candidates for the presidential nomination included Governor W. Averell Harriman of New York, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, and Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri.

The convention was marked by a "free vote" for the vice presidential nomination in which the winner, Kefauver, defeated Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. As of 2024^[update], this was the last time any presidential or vice presidential nomination of either the Democratic or Republican parties, went past the first ballot.