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Wednesday, July 28
A stronger, more secure America

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Call to Order: The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico

Invocation: The Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson-Cook, Bronx Christian Fellowship, New York, New York

Presentation of Colors: Fire Department Honor Guard of Hyannis, Massachusetts

Pledge of Allegiance: Sarah Bender, age 17, Youngest Convention Delegate, Medina, Ohio

National Anthem: Sabreen Staples, Chesapeake, Virginia, Student at Berklee College of Music, Boston

The Honorable Stuart Paisano, Governor of Sandia Pueblo, New Mexico

The Honorable Mary Landrieu, United States Senate, Louisiana   Text

The Honorable Harold Ford, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee   Text

The Honorable Dianne Wilkerson, Massachusetts State Senate

The Honorable Maria Cantwell, United States Senate, Washington

The Honorable Tom Allen, U.S. House of Representatives, Maine   Text

The Honorable Steve Westly, State Controller, California

Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 4-H Fife & Drum Corps

The Honorable Carolyn McCarthy, U.S. House of Representatives, New York

The Honorable Joseph Hoeffel, U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, Candidate for the United States Senate, Pennsylvania   Text

The Honorable Chaka Fattah, U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania   Text

The Honorable Frank Lautenberg, United States Senate, New Jersey   Text

The Honorable Donna Christian-Christiansen, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Virgin Islands

The Honorable Ike Skelton, U.S. House of Representatives, Missouri    Text

The Honorable Charles Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives, New York

The Honorable Charles Schumer, United States Senate, New York  Text

The Honorable Ed Pastor, U.S. House of Representatives, Arizona    Text

The Honorable Patrick Leahy, United States Senator, Vermont   Text

Amy Klobachar, Hennepin County Attorney, Minnesota

Raul Yzaguirre, President and CEO, National Council of La Raza   Text

The Honorable John Glenn, Former United States Senator, Ohio  Text

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President, Waterkeeper Alliance, Chief Prosecuting Attorney, Riverkeeper  Text

The Honorable James Hahn, Mayor of Los Angeles, California   Text

The Honorable Ciro Rodriguez, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas

The Honorable Tom Reilly, Attorney General, Massachusetts

The Honorable Angelo Kyle, President, National Association of Counties

Board of Commissioners, Lake County, Illinois

The Honorable Michael Flaherty, President of the Boston City Council, Massachusetts

The Honorable David Paterson, New York State Senate

Cheryl Jacques, President, Human Rights Campaign  Text

Harold Schaitberger, President, International Association of Firefighters, Presidential Nomination Process   Text

The Honorable Dianne Feinstein, United States Senate, California Text   NECN Video

The Honorable Michael Coleman, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio   Text

Eimy Santiago, Graduate of YWCA YouthBuild Springfield, Springfield, Massachusetts  Text

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Ashley Bell, President, College Democrats of America, Gainesville, Georgia

Performance by Wyclef Jean

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.   NECN Video

The Honorable Martin O'Malley, Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland   Text

The Honorable Veronica Garcia, Secretary of Education, New Mexico

The Honorable Gregory Meeks, U.S. House of Representatives, New York  Text

The Honorable Harry Reid, United States Senate, Nevada   Text

The Honorable Dennis Kucinich, U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio  Text   NECN Video

Gavel to Order

The Honorable Wellington Webb, Former Mayor of Denver, Colorado

National Anthem, Brian McKnight

The Honorable Elijah Cummings, U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland   Text

Satellite feed from Denver, Colorado

Lt. Colonel Steve Brozak (ret.)  Text

Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey

The Reverend Al Sharpton  Text   NECN Video

The Honorable Bob Graham, United States Senate, Florida   Text

The Honorable Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania  Text

Satellite feed from Manchester, New Hampshire

Performance by John Mellencamp

The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico   Text

9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Satellite feed from Detroit, Michigan

Premier Featured Speaker

The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Governor of Michigan   Text

Past Presidential Nominees

Lt. General Claudia Kennedy (ret.) Text

General John Shalikashvili (ret.), Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff  Text

Catharine (Cate) Edwards, Daughter of Senator John Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards   Text  NECN Video

Satellite feed from Robbins, North Carolina

John Edwards   Text  NECN Video

Finale: Black Eyed Peas

Presidential Nomination Roll Call of the States

Benediction: His Excellency Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, New York, New York

Adjournment

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