Stockdale later worked in real estate in Miami . President Kennedy visited him in Florida frequently before becoming president . In 1959 and 1960 Stockdale headed the Florida State committee to elect John F. Kennedy president . When Smathers decided to go to the 1960 Democratic National Convention as the favorite son candidate of the Florida delegation , part of an effort aimed at securing the nomination for Kennedy , he urged Stockdale to join the delegation : " I t would appear to me that the best way you can be helpful to Jack Kennedy is to come on out with us ... where the fight will be held . You ca n't do him any good at home ... you must be where your voice can be heard and your presence felt . " Stockdale campaigned for him in West Virginia , Oregon , and New York , and he was a member of the Democratic Party National Finance Committee
1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
Grant Stockdale