AMERICA 2004 THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
PODIUM SCHEDULE – MONDAY, JULY 26th

4:00 pm   Call to Order
Terry McAuliffe
Chairman, Democratic National Committee

Invocation
Reverend Stephen Ayres
Old North Church, Boston

Presentation of Colors

Pledge of Allegiance
The Honorable Jake Wheatley
Pennsylvania House of Representatives

National Anthem

Credentials Committee
The Honorable Shirley Franklin
Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia

The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
United States Senate, Michigan

Representative Robert Menendez
U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey

Rules Committee
Representative Robert Matsui
U.S. House of Representatives, California

Representative Gregory Meeks
U.S. House of Representatives, New York
 
The Honorable Jennifer Granholm
Governor of Michigan

The Honorable Steny Hoyer
Democratic Whip; U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland
Parliamentarian, Democratic National Convention

Andrew Tobias
Treasurer, Democratic National Committee

Maureen White
National Finance Chair, Democratic National Committee

Alice Germond
Secretary, Democratic National Committee
 
Roll Call

Linda Chavez-Thompson
Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee

Lottie Shackelford
Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee

Gloria Molina
Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee

Mark Brewer
Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee

Presentation of the Platform
The Honorable Rosa DeLauro
U.S. House of Representatives, Connecticut

A Strong and Respected America
The Honorable Tom Vilsack
Governor of Iowa

The Honorable William Perry
Former Secretary of Defense

The Honorable Hilda Solis
U.S. House of Representatives, California

A Strong, Growing Economy and Healthy Families
The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles City Council

The Honorable William Garcia
Former Secretary of Economic Development, New Mexico

The Honorable Patty Judge
Secretary of Agriculture, Iowa

A Strong American Community
Bill Lann Lee
Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General

Roberta Achtenberg
Senior Vice President for Public Policy, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

The Honorable John Marks
Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida
 
Rod O'Connor
Chief Executive Officer, Democratic National Convention Committee

Alice Huffman
Chairwoman, Democratic National Convention Committee

Edward McElroy
President, American Federation of Teachers

Gloria Feldt
President, Planned Parenthood Action Fund

The Honorable Phil Angelides
Treasurer of California

Marca Bristo
President and CEO, Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago


7:00 pm   The Honorable Kendrick Meek
U.S. House of Representatives, Florida

MTV Essay Contest Winner Michael Negron
Memphis, Tennessee

The Honorable Thomas Menino
Mayor of Boston

The Honorable James Turner
U.S. House of Representatives, Texas

The Honorable Steny Hoyer
Democratic Whip; U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland

Terry McAuliffe
Chairman, Democratic National Committee

Gavel to Order
The Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention

National Anthem - Bebe Winans

The Honorable Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States

Satellite Feed from Canton, Ohio

Salute to Women Senators
Glenn Close

The Honorable Barbara Mikulski
United States Senate, Maryland

Children's Choir

Satellite Feed from Little Rock, Arkansas


9:00 pm   The Honorable Jimmy Carter
Former President of the United States

Satellite Feed from Los Angeles, California

The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones
U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio

The Honorable Tammy Baldwin
U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin

Satellite Feed from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Honorable Robert Menendez
U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey

Remembrance of 9/11

The Reverend David Alston
Columbia, South Carolina
Vietnam Swiftboat Crewmate of John Kerry
 
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States Senate, New York

The Honorable Bill Clinton
Former President of the United States

Finale
Patti LaBelle

Benediction
The Reverend Roberta Hestenes
Minister-at-Large, World Vision International
Eastern, Pennsylvania

Adjournment
 
 

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