Democratic National Convention Podium Schedule
Monday, August 25, 2008 - ONE NATION
Time Shown as local - Denver, Colorado MST
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (LOCAL)
Call to Order
The Honorable Howard Dean
Chair, Democratic National Committee
Former Governor of Vermont
Invocation
The Honorable Polly Baca - Greeley, Colorado
Former Colorado State Senator
President & CEO Latin American Research & Service Agency
Presentation of Colors
Navajo Code Talkers Association
Keith Little, Frank Willeto, Bill Toledo, Jimmy Begay
Pledge of Allegiance
Angela Morgan -Alexandria, Virginia
Served 9 years in the Marines and now runs a leadership development small business
National Anthem
Colorado Children's Chorale
Group over 30-years old - Tad Koriath (piano)
Local children (7-14) performing throughout US & the world (China, Asia, Europe, etc.)
Welcome
Reverend Leah D. Daughtry
Convention CEO & Chief of Staff, Democratic National Committee
Video - "Welcome to the West"
Introduction of and Report by the Credentials Committee
The Honorable Howard Dean
Chair, Democratic National Committee
Eliseo Roques-Arroyo
Co-Chair Credentials Committee
Former Executive Director, Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
James Roosevelt, Jr.
Co-Chair Credentials Committee
Pres. & CEO Tuffs Health Plan (HMO) and grandson of FDR
The Honorable Alexis Herman
Co Chair Credentials Committee
Former US Secretary of Labor
Introduction of and Report by the Rules Committee
The Honorable Howard Dean
Chair, Democratic National Committee
Sunita Leeds
Co-Chair Rules Committee
Chair of the DNC Indo-American Leadership Council
The Honorable Mary Rose Oakar
Co-Chair Rules Committee
Former Member of the US Congress, Ohio,
President of the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee
The Honorable David Walters
Co-Chair Rules Committee
Former Governor of Oklahoma
President of Walters Power International
Video - Changing the Course of Our Nation
Featuring Ashley Baia -Native of Pennsylvania and an Obama field organizer mentioned in Obama's Philadelphia speech. Know as the "sandwich girl" who, at age 9, convinced her mother she liked mustard & relish sandwiches to save money while her mother was fighting cancer. She is now twenty-three.
Introduction of Convention Co-Chairs
The Honorable Howard Dean
Chair, Democratic National Committee
The Honorable Shirley Franklin
Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte
State Senator, Texas District 26
The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius
Governor of Kansas
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
Permanent Chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention
Turning Over the Gavel
The Honorable Howard Dean, temporary Chair of the Convention turns over the gavel to
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Permanent Chair of the 2008 Democratic Convention.
Remarks
The Honorable Doris Matsui, Parliamentarian
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
Andrew Tobias, Treasurer
Democratic Party Treasurer
Remarks by the Secretary and the Electronic Roll Call of Attendance
Alice Travis Germond - West Virginia
Secretary, Democratic Party
Member of the Democratic National Committee
Remarks - Presentation of Platform
The Honorable Patricia Madrid
Co-Chair Platform Committee
Attorney General of New Mexico
Judith McHale
Co-Chair Platform Committee
Business Executive (former President, Discovery Communications; Board of DigitalGlobal)
Remarks
The Honorable John Hickenlooper
Mayor of Denver, Colorado
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
The Honorable Joe Baca
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Grace Napolitano
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Silvestre Reyes
Member of the US House of Representatives, Texas
Remarks
Nancy Keenan
President, NARAL - Pro-Choice America
The Honorable Emil Jones, Jr.
State Senator, Illinois
Amanda Kubik
Young Delegate - North Dakota
Ret. Rear Admiral John Hutson,
Pres. Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord - lifetime Republican
Reg Weaver
President, National Education Association
The Honorable Manuel Diaz
Mayor of Miami, Florida
Video - Changing the Course of Our Nation
Featuring Gabrielle Grossman
New Hampshire Obama Supporter "U2 mamma for Obama"
Remarks
The Honorable Lisa Madigan
Attorney General, Illinois
The Honorable Dan Hynes
Comptroller, Illinois
The Honorable Alexi Giannoulis
State Treasurer, Illinois
Randi Weingarten
American Federation of Teachers
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar
US Senator, Minnesota
Musical Performance
John Legend (vocals & piano) and accompanied by:
Agape Choir - International Spiritual Center, Culver City, CA
Trans-denominational Spiritual Community founded by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith
Video/Remarks
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
Video - First Time Delegates: Renewing America's Promise
America's Town Hall - Economy
Moderator: Senator Sherrod Brown - Ohio,
Panelists: Ned Helms, Lisa Olivares, Dr. Laura Tyson, Jon Schnur
Remarks
Margie Perez
New Orleans jazz singer & song writer from Musicians Village
President Jimmy Carter Segment
Jimmy Carter/New Orleans Video
Acknowledgment of President Carter
Remarks
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Half-sister of Barack Obama
High School teacher - Hawaii
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Remarks
The Honorable Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois
Mike Fisher & Cheryl Fisher - Beech Grove, Indiana
Mike - Amtrak tech & Cheryl - hospital tech (hosted Obama for lunch)
Tom Balanoff
President, SEIU Local 1 (Chicago)
Senator Edward M. Kennedy Tribute
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg
Daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy
Video - Edward M. Kennedy Video
Remarks
The Honorable Miguel Del Valle
City Clerk of Chicago, Illinois
Candi Schmieder
Delegate Chair, Iowa County Convention
Jerry Kellman
Hired & supervised Obama at Developing Communities Project - Chicago, Illinois
Introduction of Jim Leach by
The Honorable Tom Harkin
US Senator, Iowa
The Honorable Jim Leach
Former Republican Member of the US House of Representatives, 1st District, Iowa
Introduction of Claire McCaskill by
Austin Esposito
Son of Senator McCaskill
The Honorable Claire McCaskill
US Senator, Missouri
Video - Michelle Obama Package
Introduction to the Michelle Obama Package
Craig Robinson
Older brother of Michelle Obama
Remarks
Michelle Obama
Wife of Presidential Candidate Barack Obama
Benediction
Don Miller -Portland, Oregon
Best-selling author & public speaker focusing on Christian spirituality
Recess
The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius
Governor of Kansas
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