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The Travels of Sen. John Kerry -- October 2004
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Tampa, FL
Kissimmee, FL
(Lake Buena Vista, FL)

Orlando, FL
Washington, DC
(Washington, DC)

3
Austintown, OH
Cleveland, OH
(Portsmouth, NH)

       4
Hampton, NH
Philadelphia, PA
(Coralville, IA)
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5
Tipton, IA
Denver, CO
(Englewood, CO)

6
Englewood, CO


 7
Englewood, CO
(St. Louis, MO)

 8
debate...
St. Louis, MO
(St. Louis, MO)

9
Elyria, OH
Davie, FL
(Miami, FL)

10
Miami, FL
Albuquerque, NM
(NM)

11
Santa Fe, NM


12
Santa Fe, NM
(Santa Fe, NM)

13
debate...
Tempe, AZ
(Las Vegas, NV)

14
Las Vegas, NV
Des Moines, IA
(Des Moines, IA)

15
Des Moines, IA
bus tour...
Milwaukee, WI
Sheboygan, WI
Appleton, WI
(Dayton, OH)
16
bus tour...
Xenia, OH
Wakefield, OH
(Dublin, OH)
17
Columbus, OH
Pembroke Pines, FL
(Palm Beach, FL)

18
W. Palm Beach, FL
Tampa, FL
Orlando, FL
(Lake Buena Vista, FL)
19
Wilkes Barre, PA
Dayton, OH
(Waterloo, IA)

20
Waterloo, IA
Pittsburgh, PA
(Boardman, OH)

21
Boardman, OH
Columbus, OH
Minneapolis, MN
(Milwaukee, WI)
22
Milwaukee, WI
Reno, NV
(Pueblo, CO)

23
Pueblo, CO
Las Cruces, NM
(Fort Lauderdale, FL)
24
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Boca Raton, FL
(Portsmouth, NH)
25
Dover, NH
Philadelphia, PA
Warren, MI
Green Bay, WI
26
Green Bay, WI
Las Vegas, NV
Albuquerque, NM
(Sioux City, IA)
27
Sioux City, IA
Rochester, MN
Cedar Rapids, IA
(Toledo, OH)
28 
Toledo, OH
Madison, WI
Columbus, OH
(Orlando, FL)
29 
Orlando, FL
W. Palm Beach, FL
Miami, FL
(Appleton, WI)
30
Appleton, WI
Des Moines, IA
Warren, OH
(Dayton, OH)
31
Dayton, OH
Manchester, NH
Tampa, FL
(Orlando, FL)
November    1
Orlando, FL
Milwaukee, WI
Detroit, MI
Cleveland, OH
Toledo, OH
(La Crosse, WI)
La Crosse, WI
Boston, MA










Note: This calender is based on campaign schedules and news accounts.  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.

Details

Fri. October 1, 2004
-JK attends a rally at the University of South Florida Sun Dome in Tampa, FL.
JK tapes the Saturday Democratic radio address.
-JK attends a rally at the Kissimmee Civic Center in Kissimmee, FL.
Overnights in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Sat. October 2, 2004
-JK speech at Freedom High School in Orlando, FL.
-JK briefly addresses a DNC fundraiser in Washington, DC.  ($)
Overnights in Washington, DC.

Sun. October 3, 2004
-JK holds town hall meeting on the economy and jobs at Austintown Fitch High School gymnasium in Austintown (near Youngstown), OH.
-JK accompanied by Rev. Jesse Jackson at East Mount Zion Baptist Church in Cleveland, OH.
Night-time arrival at Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth.  Overnights in Portsmouth, NH.

Mon. October 4, 2004
-JK holds a town hall meeting on stem cell research with Michael J. Fox at Winnacunnet High School Gymnasium in Hampton, NH.
Meets with stem cell activists upon arriving at Philadelphia airport.
-JK meets with several hundred African American clergy and leaders, including Jesse Jackson, at First District Plaza in Philadelphia, PA.
Overnights in Coralville, IA.

Tues. October 5, 2004
-JK holds a town hall meeting at Tipton Middle School in Tipton, IA.
-Arrives at and addresses supporters at Denver International Airport in Denver, CO.
JK settles in to begin debate preparation and JK and THK watch the vice presidential debate at the Inverness Hotel in Englewood (south of Denver), CO.

Wed. October 6, 2004
JK accompanied by THK prepares for debate at the Inverness Hotel in Englewood, CO.  (no public schedule)

Thurs. October 7, 2004
JK at the Inverness Hotel in Englewood, CO.
Flight from Denver CO to St. Louis, MO--night-time arrival.  Overnights in St. Louis, MO.

Fri. October 8, 2004
-JK accompanied by THK participates in the second presidential debate (town hall meeting) in the Field House at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
-JK and THK post-debate rally at the America Center in St. Louis, MO.
Overnights in St. Louis, MO.

Sat. October 9, 2004
-JK attends a Rally for A Stronger America at Lorain County Community College, North Athletic Field and holds a roundtable discussion on children's health care in Elyria, OH.
-JK attends a town hall meeting at Broward Community College Central Campus, George Mayer Gymnasium in Davie, FL.
Overnights in Miami, FL.

Sun. October 10, 2004
Attends Mass at St. James Catholic Church in North Miami, FL.
-Attends services along with Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and others at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, in Miami (Liberty City), FL.  Note:  Following up on complaints, the IRS later undertook an investigation of this church for engaging in political activities.
Meets with Miami Herald editorial board.
-JK night-time rally upon arrival at Albuquerque International Sunport Eclipse Aviation Hanger in Albuquerque, NM.
Overnights in NM.

Mon. October 11, 2004
-JK energy independence at Sweeney Convention Center in Santa Fe, NM.
-JK prepares for the debate (former White House counsel Greg Craig standing in for Bush) at the Inn at Loretto in Santa Fe, NM.

Tues. October 12, 2004
-JK continues to prepare for the debate at the Inn at Loretto, does an afternoon bike ride, in Santa Fe, NM.
Overnights in Santa Fe, NM.

Wed. October 13, 2004
-JK accompanied by THK participates in the third and final presidential debate at Arizona State University's Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, AZ.
-Post-debate rally at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, AZ.
Overnights in Las Vegas, NV.

Thurs. October 14, 2004
-JK delivers remarks at the National Conference of the American Association of Retired People at Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
-JK, THK, JE and EE attend a Rally for a Stronger America near the Ag Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA.
Overnights in Des Moines, IA.

Fri. October 15, 2004
Tapes the Saturday Democratic radio address in Des Moines, IA.
Arrives Milwaukee's General Mitchell Airport.
Sen. Kerry does a bus tour in Wisconsin.
-JK delivers a speech on creating and keeping good-paying jobs in Cooley Auditorium at Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, WI.
Stop with Olympians Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach at a girls' soccer practice in Brown Deer Park (northern Milwaukee), WI.
-JK attends a "KE '04 Brat Fry" and rally at Fountain Park in Sheboygan, WI.
Stops to greet supporters by the roadside in Reedsville, WI.  [Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
-JK attends a Rally for a Stronger America on the Lawn at Alexander Gymnasium at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.
Late flight to Dayton International Airport (Vandalia).  Overnights in Dayton, OH.
Also: JK reportedly met with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ed board in the afternoon.

Sat. October 16, 2004
Sen. Kerry does a bus tour through southern and southeast Ohio.
Starts in Dayton.
-JK hosts a town hall meeting at Xenia High School in Xenia, OH.
Stops at Mick and Larry Gerringer's pumpkin patch and buys gourds, Indian corn and two pumpkins in Jeffersonville (Fayette County), OH.
Attends a private Mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chillicothe, OH.
Stops at the Village Grocery and buys a hunting license in Buchanan, OH.  --see Oct. 21
-JK holds a Rally for a Stronger America at the West Family Farm in Wakefield (Pike County), OH.
Overnights in Dublin, OH.

Sun. October 17, 2004
-JK visits Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Columbus, OH.   Warns of January surprise to cut Social Security benefits
Flight Columbus Regional Airport to Hollywood Int'l Airport in Ft. Lauderdale.
-JK attends an early vote rally at CB Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, FL.
Overnights in Palm Beach, FL.

Mon. October 18, 2004
-JK attends an early vote community event at Century Village in Wast Palm Beach, FL.
-JK speech at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa, FL.
-JK attends an early vote community event at the Barnett Park Recreation Center in Orlando, FL. Note:  Police picket line; campaign statement Kerry "unaware."
Overnights in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Tues. October 19, 2004
Greets supporters at, then departs from, Orlando International Airport in Orlando, FL.
-JK conversation with workers and speech at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes Barre, PA.
Arrives Dayton Int'l Airport.
-JK attends an evening Fresh Start for America rally at Dragon Stadium, Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH.  ...22nd trip to Ohio
Flight Dayton Int'l Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport.  Overnight in Waterloo, IA.

Wed. October 20, 2004
-JK speaks at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo, IA.
-JK holds a "Fresh Start for America" rally at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Overnight at the Holiday Inn in Boardman (Youngstown South), OH.  On TV watches Red Sox win ALCS.

Thurs. October 21, 2004
-JK goes on an early morning goose-hunting trip with Rep. Ted Strickland at the farm of Rick and Jill Molnar in Springfield Township (near Boardman), OH.
-JK speaks on science and innovation and receives endorsement of Dana Reeve at the Columbus Athenaeum in Columbus, OH.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at the Metrodome parking lot in Minneapolis, MN.
Overnights in Milwaukee, WI.

Fri. October 22, 2004
-JK speech at the Helene Zelazo Center of the Performing Arts at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at the Lawlor Events Center at University of Nevada in Reno, NV.
Overnights in Pueblo, CO.

Sat. October 23, 2004
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally with Senate candidate Ken Salazar at the Union Depot in Pueblo, CO.
Flight to El Paso, TX.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at the Field of Dreams in Las Cruces, NM.
JK, with Gov. Richardson and Lt. Gov. Denish, visits the Red Rooster Cafe in Anthony, TX.
JK, with Gov. Richardson and Lt. Gov. Denish, attends evening Mass at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Anthony, NM.
Flight from El Paso, TX.  Overnights in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Sun. October 24, 2004
-JK and THK attend church at Mount Hermon AME Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
-JK (no info THK) delivers a speech on faith at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
-JK and THK attend a Fresh Start for America rally at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL.
Overnights in Portsmouth, NH.

Mon. October 25, 2004
-JK roundtable discussion with working women and speech at the Dover High School Gymnasium in Dover, NH.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally with former President Clinton (first public appearance since surgery) at Love Park in Philadelphia, PA.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at Macomb Community College's Sports and Expo Center in Warren, MI.
-JK attends an evening Fresh Start for America rally in the parking lot at Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Green Bay, WI.
Overnights in Green Bay, WI.

Tues. October 26, 2004
-JK speech on national security at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Phoenix Sports Center in Green Bay, WI.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at Jaycee Park in Las Vegas, NV.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at Albuquerque Civic Plaza in Albuquerque, NM.
Overnight in Sioux City, IA.

Wed. October 27, 2004
-JK at North High School in Sioux City, IA.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Flight to Toledo Express Airport.  Overnights in Toledo, OH.

Thurs. October 28, 2004
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at University of Toledo's Savage Hall in Toledo, OH.
Flight from Toledo Express Airport to Dane County Regional Airport.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally with special guest Bruce Springsteen at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, WI.
Arrive Port Columbus Int'l Airport.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally with special guest Bruce Springsteen at Ohio State University's South Oval in Columbus, OH.
Flight Port Columbus Int'l Airport to Orlando Int'l Airport.

Fri. October 29, 2004
-JK speech at the Orlando Centroplex Exhibit Center in Orlando, FL.
-JK attends a a Fresh Start for America Rally at the Meyer Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL.
Flight from Palm Beach International Airport.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally with Bruce Springsteen at Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, FL.
Overnights in Appleton, WI.

Sat. October 30, 2004
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at Roosevelt Middle School in Appleton, WI.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at the State House in Des Moines, IA.
Arrives Youngstown.
-JK attends an evening Fresh Start for America rally at Trumbull County Courthouse square in Warren, OH.
Flight to Dayton Int'l Airport.  Overnights at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, OH.

Sun. October 31, 2004
JK attends Mass at the Church of the Holy Angels in Dayton, OH.
JK brief stop, throws football with aides near Dunbar High School.
-JK addresses the Shiloh Baptist Church in Dayton, OH.
JK greets customers and eats breakfast at the Golden Nugget Pancake House in Dayton, OH.
Flight from Dayton Int'l Airport to Manchester.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at City Hall Plaza in Manchester, NH.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa, FL.
Overnights in Orlando, FL.
 

N O V E M B E R
Mon. November 1, 2004
JK attends All Saints' Day Mass at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Orlando, FL.
 -JK rallies supporters at, then departs from, Orlando International Airport in Orlando, FL.
-JK holds a rally with Bon Jovi at the corner of Water and State streets in Milwaukee, WI.  (note GWB rally just a few blocks away at U.S. Cellular Arena).
-JK holds a Fresh Start for America rally with Stevie Wonder at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI.
-JK and THK hold an evening Fresh Start for America rally with Bruce Springsteen at City Hall in Cleveland, OH.
-JK rallies supporters at Grand Aire Hangar in Toledo (Swanton), OH.
Flight to La Crosse Municipal Airport.  Overnights in La Crosse.

Tues. November 2, 2004
-JK meets with GOTV volunteers in the parking lot of Baus House in LaCrosse, WI.
Flight to Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, MA.
-JK votes at the State House then has lunch at the Union Oyster House in Boston, MA.
Election Night rally in Copley Square.
 

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