The schedule for the 2008 Democratic Convention includes four days of speakers and events, between August 25 and August 29, 2008. The official chair of the Convention will be U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Monday, August 25, 2008
- 3:00-9:00 p.m. MDT
- Theme: One Nation
- Call to Order: Howard Dean
- Invocation: Polly Baca
- Color Guard: Navajo Code Talkers Association
- Main Speaker: Michelle Obama
- Other Speakers: Jesse Jackson Jr, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, Jim Leach, Claire McCaskill
- Music: John Legend, the Agape Choir
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
- 3:00-9:00 p.m. MDT
- Theme: Renewing America's Promise
- Main Speaker: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Other Speakers: Mark Warner, Deval Patrick, Patrick Leahy, Kathleen Sebelius, Rahm Emanuel, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Federico Peña, Chris Dodd, Al Gore
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
- 3:30-9:00 p.m. MDT
- Theme: Securing America's Future
- Main Speaker: Joe Biden
- Other Speakers: Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Jack Reed, Tom Daschle, Bill Richardson, Evan Bayh, Richard M. Daley, Tammy Duckworth
Thursday, August 28, 2008
- 3:30-9:00 p.m. MDT
- Theme: Change You Can Believe In
- Main Speaker: Barack Obama
- Other Speakers: Bill Ritter, Jr., Martin Luther King III
