At the 1956 Democratic National Convention, Kennedy was nominated for Vice President on a ticket with Presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson, but finished second in the balloting to Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee.
Kennedy was nominated for Vice President on a ticket with Presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson. This was at the 1956 Democratic National Convention. Kennedy finished second in the balloting to Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. This was at the 1956 Democratic National Convention.