Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27: Renewing America’s Promise
Hour # 1 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (LOCAL)
Call to Order
The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte
State Senator from Texas
Co-Chair, Democratic National Convention
Invocation
Archbishop Demetrios
Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America
Presentation of Colors
Colorado Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Franz Wedeman, Thomas Chesner, David Shuker, John Harrington
Pledge of Allegiance
Paul Bucha
Ridgefield, Connecticut recipient of the Medal of Honor for distinguished service as a commanding officer in Vietnam
National Anthem
Robert Moore
Distinguished singer from South Dakota and elected council member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Presidential Nomination Process
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
Call for Roll Call Vote
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
Roll Call Vote
Alice Travis Germond
Secretary of the Democratic National Committee
Remarks
The Honorable Charles Schumer
US Senator, New York
Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
The Honorable Tom Udall
Member of the US House of Representatives, New Mexico
The Honorable Jean Shaheen
Former Governor of New Hampshire
Candidate for US Senate
Jeff Merkley
Candidate for US Senate from the State of Oregon
Tom Allen
Candidate for the US Senate from the State of Maine
Hour # 4 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
The Honorable Robert Wexler
Member of the US House of Representatives, Florida
Video - The Course of Our Nation
Brittany Washington
A student at Howard University in Washington, DC from Los Angeles, California
Women of the US House of Representatives
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
The Honorable Rosa DeLauro
Member of the US House of Representatives, Connecticut
The Honorable Nita Lowey
Member of the US House of Representatives, New York
The Honorable Hilda Solis
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Louise Slaughter
Member of the US House of Representatives, New York
The Honorable Maxine Waters
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Kathy Castor
Member of the US House of Representatives, Florida
The Honorable Lois Capps
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
Remarks
The Honorable Elijah Cummings
Member of the US House of Representatives, Maryland
Mark Docherty
Veteran and a firefighter from Sterling Heights, Michigan
The Honorable James Clyburn
Member of the US House of Representatives, South Carolina
The Honorable Manuel Diaz
Mayor of Miami, Florida
The Honorable Jay Rockefeller
US Senator, West Virginia
Live Performance
Melissa Etheridge accompanied by Phillip Sayce (guitar)
Award-winning singer/songwriter
Remarks
The Honorable Harry Reid
US Senator, Nevada
Senate Majority Leader
CSM Michele S. Jones, US Army (Ret.)
First female command sergeant major of the US Army
The Honorable Patrick Murphy
Member of the US House of Representatives, Pennsylvania
Joined by Iraq war veterans
The Honorable Madeleine Albright
Former Secretary of State
America’s Town Hall - Economy
Moderator: The Honorable Joe Sestak
Member of the US House of Representatives, Pennsylvania
Panelists: Kathy Roth-Douquet, CSM John Estrada, Collin McMahon,
Representative Ellen Tauscher/California
Remarks
The Honorable Evan Bayh
US Senator, Indiana
Xiomara Rodriguez
Nevada delegate and retired member of the US Coast Guard
The Honorable Jack Reed
US Senator, Rhode Island
The Honorable Tom Daschle
Former US Senator and Senate Minority Leader, South Dakota
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:00 pm -7:00 pm MT
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Hour # 5 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Bill Clinton
Former President of the United States
Beth Robinson
Stay-at-home mom from Hampton Roads, Virginia
The Honorable John Kerry
US Senator, Massachusetts
Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, US Army (Ret.)
First woman to achieve the rank of three star general in the US Army
The Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico
Video – Changing The Course of Our Nation
John Melvin
Iraq war veteran from DeWitt, Iowa
Veterans Video and Remarks
The Honorable Chet Edwards
Member of the US House of Representatives, Texas
Hour # 6 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
Tammy Duckworth
Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Helicopter pilot and wounded Iraq war veteran
Vice Presidential Nomination
Remarks and nominating speech
Seconding speech
Vice Presidential Nominee
The Honorable Senator Joe Biden
US Senator, Delaware
Benediction
Sister Catherine Pinkerton
Congregation of St. Joseph’s in Cleveland, Ohio
Recess
The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte
State Senator from Texas
Co-Chair, Democratic National Convention
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:00 pm -7:00 pm MT
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:00 pm -10:00 pm MT
The Democratic National Convention tentative schedule for Thursday, August 28.
Thursday, August 28: Change You Can Believe In
On Thursday night, the DNCC will throw open the doors of the Convention and move to INVESCO Field at Mile High so that more Americans can be a part of the fourth night of the Convention as Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination.
Obama will communicate the urgency of the moment, highlight the struggles Americans are facing and call on Americans to come together to change the course of our nation.
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. will address the Convention on Thursday night.
Additional details of the program to precede Barack Obama’s acceptance speech will be announced later this week.