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Update: 8/28/2008 7:24 ET 5:24 MT
REVISED: 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION PODIUM SCHEDULE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2008
CONTACTS Jenni Engebretsen Damon Jones Natalie Wyeth 720-362-2006 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION PODIUM SCHEDULE
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 JohnstonAmerican 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 yearsVoter Registration Presentation
Remarks
The Honorable Luis Gutierrez
Member of the US House of Representatives, IllinoisDavid Plouffe
Obama Campaign ManagerRay Rivera
Obama State Director, ColoradoThe Honorable Jan Schakowsky
Member of the US House of Representatives, IllinoisCall to Order
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
Member and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, CaliforniaInvocation
Rabbi David Saperstein
Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism – Washington, DCPresentation of Colors
Disabled American VeteransPledge of Allegiance
Shawn Johnson
US Olympic Gymnast
National Anthem
Jennifer Hudson
Academy award-winning singer and Broadway performerRemarks
The Honorable Elbra Wedgeworth
President/Chair, Denver Host CommitteeReading of Resolutions
Democratic National Committee Vice-Chairs
Mark Brewer
The Honorable Linda Chavez-Thompson
The Honorable Mike Honda
The Honorable Lottie Shackelford
Susan W. TurnbullRemarks
The Honorable Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor of ColoradoThe Honorable Ed Perlmutter
Member of the US House of Representatives, ColoradoThe Honorable John Salazar
Member of the US House of Representatives, ColoradoThe Honorable Diana DeGette
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado5:00 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. KingLive Performance
will.i.am
Accompanied by John Legend (piano), Agape Choir, and bandRemarks
Ray Rivera
Obama State Director, ColoradoLive Performance
Sheryl Crow
Singer/songwriter6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Mark Udall
Member of the US House of Representatives, ColoradoThe Honorable Tim Kaine
Governor of VirginiaThe Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New MexicoLive Performance
Stevie Wonder
Singer/songwriterRemarks
The Honorable Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (LOCAL)
Live Performance
Michael McDonald
Singer/songwriterRemarks
Susan Eisenhower
Granddaughter of President Dwight D. EisenhowerRetired Generals Tribute
Air Force Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration (Ret)
Accompanied by additional generalsAmerican 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, IllinoisRemarks
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATEBenediction
Pastor Joel Hunter
Senior Pastor of Northland in Central FloridaAdjournment
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
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