2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION PODIUM SCHEDULE (Revised)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
"Change You Can Believe In"
Time shown as local – Denver, Colorado MST
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (LOCAL)
Live Performance (before gavel)
Yonder Mountain String Band
Jeff Austin, Adam Aijala, Ben Kaufmann, Dave Johnston
American Voices Program
Remarks
John Kuniholm - Wounded Iraq veteran – North Carolina
Wes Moore – A Rhodes Scholar from New York, former White House Fellow and veteran
Nathaniel Flick – Baltimore best-selling author of “One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine”
John Estrada – From Orlando, Florida, the highest ranking enlisted Marine for four years
Voter Registration Presentation
Remarks
The Honorable Luis Gutierrez
Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois
David Plouffe
Obama Campaign Manager
Ray Rivera
Obama State Director, Colorado
The Honorable Jan Schakowsky
Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois
Call to Order
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
Member and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, California
Invocation
Rabbi David Saperstein
Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism – Washington, DC
Presentation of Colors
Disabled American Veterans
Pledge of Allegiance
Shawn Johnson
US Olympic Gymnast
National Anthem
Jennifer Hudson
Academy award-winning singer and Broadway performer
Remarks
The Honorable Elbra Wedgeworth
President/Chair, Denver Host Committee
Reading of Resolutions
Democratic National Committee Vice-Chairs
Mark Brewer
The Honorable Linda Chavez-Thompson
The Honorable Mike Honda
The Honorable Lottie Shackelford
Susan W. Turnbull
Remarks
The Honorable Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor of Colorado
The Honorable Ed Perlmutter
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado
The Honorable John Salazar
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado
The Honorable Diana DeGette
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (LOCAL)
Video & Remarks
The Honorable Howard Dean
Former Governor of Vermont
Chair of the Democratic Party
Video & Remarks: Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Honorable John Lewis
Member of the US House of Representatives, Georgia
Rev. Bernice King
Daughter of the late Dr. King
Martin Luther King, III
Oldest son of the late Dr. King
Live Performance
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Accompanied by John Legend (piano), Agape Choir, and band
Remarks
Ray Rivera
Obama State Director, Colorado
Live Performance
Sheryl Crow
Singer/songwriter
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Mark Udall
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado
The Honorable Tim Kaine
Governor of Virginia
The Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico
Live Performance
Stevie Wonder
Singer/songwriter
Remarks
The Honorable Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (LOCAL)
Live Performance
Michael McDonald
Singer/songwriter
Remarks
Susan Eisenhower
Granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Retired Generals Tribute
Air Force Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration (Ret)
Accompanied by additional generals
American Voices Program
Roy Gross – Michigan Teamster car transport driver affected by decline in car manufacturing
Monica Early – New to campaigning, this Akron mother & grandmother is an Obama volunteer
Janet Lynn Monacco – Struggling small business owner from Melbourne, FL with health issues
Teresa Asenap – Albuquerque, New Mexico public school worker concerned about economy
Pamela Cash-Roper – Unemployed nurse and lifelong Republican from North Carolina
Barney Smith – Marion, Indiana plant worker - lost job of 30 yrs when plant moved to China
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (LOCAL)
Introduction of Barack Obama Video
The Honorable Richard Durbin
US Senator, Illinois
Remarks
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Benediction
Pastor Joel Hunter
Senior Pastor of Northland in Central Florida
Adjournment
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
