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| Sep 2 2008, 2:47 PM EDT (current) | Rembrandt | 6 words added, 4 words deleted, 1 widget added |
| Sep 2 2008, 2:26 PM EDT | Rembrandt | 19 words added |
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3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (LOCAL) | ||
| Call to Order The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee Former Governor of Vermont | Speech Transcript | |
| Invocation The Honorable Polly Baca – Greeley, Colorado Former Colorado State Senator President & CEO Latin American Research & Service Agency | Streaming video on DNC website | Speech Transcript |
| Presentation of Colors Navajo Code Talkers Association Keith Little, Frank Willeto, Bill Toledo, Jimmy Begay | Streaming video on DNC website | |
| 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.) | Streaming video on DNC website | |
| Welcome Reverend Leah D. Daughtry Convention CEO & Chief of Staff, Democratic National Committee | Streaming video from DNC website | Speech Transcript |
| Video - “Welcome to the West” | Streaming video from DNC website | |
| 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 | Eliseo Roques-Arroyo streaming video via DNC James Roosevelt, Jr. streaming video Alexis Herman streaming video | Roques-Arroyo transcript Roosevelt transcript Herman transcript |
| 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 | Sunita Leeds streaming video Mary Rose Oakar streaming video David Walters streaming video | Leeds transcript Oakar transcript Walters transcript |
| 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. | Streaming video from DNC website | |
| 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 | Streaming video from DNC website | |
| 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,Matsui, Parliamentarian Member of the US House of Representatives, California Andrew Tobias,Tobias, Treasurer Democratic Party Treasurer | Matsui transcript Tobias transcript | |
| 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 | Streaming video from DNC website | Speech transcript |
| 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) | Platform Committee Video (streamed from DNC site) Madrid video McHale video | Madrid transcript McHale transcript |
| Remarks The Honorable John Hickenlooper Mayor of Denver, Colorado | Streaming video from DNC site | Speech transcript |
| 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 | Joe Baca streaming video (DNC site) Napolitano video (DNC Site) Reyes video (DNC Site) | Baca transcript Napolitano transcript Reyes transcript |
| 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 | Kubik video (DNC site) Reg Weaver video (DNC Site) | Keenan transcript Jones transcript Kubik transcript Weaver transcript Diaz transcript |
| Video - Changing the Course of Our Nation Featuring Gabrielle Grossman New Hampshire Obama Supporter "U2 mamma for Obama" | Streaming video from DNC website | |
| 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 | Klobuchar video (DNC site) | Madigan transcript Hynes transcript Giannoulis transcript Weingarten transcript Klobuchar transcript |
| 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 | Speech transcript | |
| Video - First Time Delegates: Renewing America's Promise | Streaming video from DNC website | |
| America’s Town Hall – Economy Moderator: Senator Sherrod Brown - Ohio, Panelists: Ned Helms, Lisa Olivares, Dr. Laura Tyson, Jon Schnur | Streaming video from DNC website | |
| Remarks Margie Perez New Orleans jazz singer & song writer from Musicians Village | Streaming video from DNC website | Perez transcript |
President Jimmy Carter Segment Jimmy Carter/New Orleans Video Acknowledgment of President Carter | Streaming video from DNC website | |
| Remarks Maya Soetoro-Ng Half-sister of Barack Obama High School teacher - Hawaii | Soetoro-Ng transcript | |
| 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) | Balanoff video (DNC website) | Jackson transcript Fisher transcript Balanoff transcript |
| Senator Edward M. Kennedy Tribute Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg Daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy | Schlossberg transcript | |
| Video - Edward M. Kennedy Video Remarks Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Kennedy Transcript | ||
| 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 | Del Valle video (DNC site) Schmieder video (DNC site) Kellman video (DNC site) | Del Valle transcript Schmieder transcript Kellman transcript |
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 | Leach transcript | |
Introduction of Claire McCaskill by Austin Esposito Son of Senator McCaskill The Honorable Claire McCaskill US Senator, Missouri | McCaskill transcript | |
| 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 | Michelle Obama video montage (DNC Site) | Robinson transcript Obama transcript |
| Benediction Don Miller -Portland, Oregon Best-selling author & public speaker focusing on Christian spirituality | Miller transcript | |
