2012 Democratic
National Convention Updated Podium Schedule
Wednesday
September 5, 2012
"Americans Coming
Together"
Time shown as
local – Charlotte, North Carolina, EDT
4:50 PM – 6:00 PM (LOCAL)
Call to Order
The Honorable Antonio R. Villaraigosa
Chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee
Mayor of Los Angeles, California
Invocation
Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, 10th Episcopal
District
First Woman Elected Bishop of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church
Presentation of Colors
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem
Branford Marsalis
Saxophonist, Composer, and, Bandleader
Remarks
The Honorable Luis V. Gutierrez
Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois
The Honorable Diana DeGette
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado
The Honorable John A. Pérez
Speaker and Member of the California State Assembly
The Honorable Thomas M. Menino
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
The Honorable Judy Chu
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
Steve Westly
Former State Controller and Chief Financial Officer of
California
An Economy Built to Last Video: Small Business
Remarks
The Honorable John Larson
Democratic Caucus Chair and Member of the US House of
Representatives, Connecticut
Ken Myers
Deputy Sheriff, Carroll County, Iowa
The Honorable Pedro R. Pierluisi
Chair of National Community Mobilization for the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee
Non-Voting Member of the US House of Representatives, Resident
Commissioner of Puerto Rico
The Honorable Steve Israel
Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Member of the US House of Representatives, New York
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Patty Murray
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Member of the US Senate, Washington
An Economy Built to Last Video: Energy
Remarks
Tom Steyer
Co-Founder of Advanced Energy Economy
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer
Member of the US Senate, New York
Remarks from Members of the Congressional Black Caucus
The Honorable Karen Bass
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Al Green
Member of the US House of Representatives, Texas
The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, II
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Member of the
US House of Representatives, Missouri
The Honorable Dannel Malloy
Governor of Connecticut
Richard Trumka
President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress
of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO)
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
Denise Juneau
Superintendent of the Montana Office of Public Instruction
Video and Remarks
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Leader and Member of the US House of
Representatives, California
Remarks
The Honorable Tom Vilsack
Video: Women of the US Senate
Women of the US Senate
Remarks
The Honorable Barbara Mikulski
Member of the US Senate, Maryland
The Honorable Arne Duncan
Progress for People Video: Education
American Voices Remarks
Johanny Adames
Remarks
The Honorable Jim Hunt
Former and Longest-Serving Governor of North
Carolina
Remarks and Video in Memoriam
Harvey B. Gantt
Former Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
Live Performance
Jessica Sanchez
Singer/Songwriter
Stronger Together Video: Women’s Health
American Voices Remarks
Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Bruce
Remarks
Cecile Richards
President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Steny Hoyer
Parliamentarian of the 2012 Democratic National Committee
Convention
Democratic Whip and Member of the US House of
Representatives, Maryland
American Heroes Video: Veterans
American Voices Remarks
Ed Meagher
Remarks
The Honorable General Eric Shinseki
The Honorable John Hickenlooper
Governor of Colorado
Video: Americans Speak
Remarks
Sister Simone Campbell
Executive Director of Roman Catholic Social Justice
Organization, NETWORK
The Honorable Jack Markell
Governor of Delaware
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Karen Mills
Progress for People Video: Small Business
American Voices Remarks
Bill Butcher
Remarks
The Honorable Kamala D. Harris
Attorney General of California
Stronger Together Video: Immigration
Remarks
Benita Veliz
DREAM Act Activist
Cristina Saralegui
Journalist, Actress, and Talk Show Host
Sandra Fluke
Attorney and Women's Rights Activist
Austin Ligon
Co-Founder and Former CEO of CarMax, Inc.
An Economy Built to Last Video: Auto-Industry
American Voices Remarks
Karen Eusanio
Remarks
Bob King
President of the International Union,
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America (UAW)
Randy Johnson, Cindy Hewitt, and David Foster
Former Employees at Companies Controlled by Romney’s Bain
Capital
The Honorable Chris Van Hollen
Former Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee
Member of the US House of Representatives, Maryland
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
Jim Sinegal
Co-Founder and Former CEO of Costco
Elizabeth Warren
Candidate for US Senate, Massachusetts
Nomination Process Set-Up
Remarks
The Honorable Antonio R. Villaraigosa
Chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee
Mayor of Los Angeles, California
Bill Clinton Video
Remarks
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States
Closing Segment
Roll Call Vote
The Honorable Antonio R. Villaraigosa
Chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee
Mayor of Los Angeles, California
Alice Germond
Secretary of the Democratic National Committee
Benediction
Rabbi David Wolpe
Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, California
Retire Colors
Recess
as
initially announced
5:00 PM – 6:00
PM (LOCAL)
Call to Order
The Honorable
Antonio R.
Villaraigosa
Chair of the 2012
Democratic National
Convention Committee
Mayor of Los Angeles,
California
Invocation
Bishop Vashti
Murphy McKenzie, 10th
Episcopal District
First Woman Elected
Bishop of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Presentation of
Colors
Pledge of
Allegiance
National Anthem
Branford Marsalis
Saxophonist, Composer,
and, Bandleader
Remarks
The Honorable Luis
V. Gutierrez
Member of the US House
of
Representatives, Illinois
The Honorable Diana
DeGette
Member of the US House
of
Representatives, Colorado
The Honorable John
A. Pérez
Speaker and Member of
the California
State Assembly
The Honorable
Thomas M. Menino
Mayor of Boston,
Massachusetts
The Honorable Judy
Chu
Member of the US House
of
Representatives, California
Steve Westly
Former State
Controller and Chief
Financial Officer of California
An Economy Built
to Last Video:
Small Business
Remarks
The Honorable John
Larson
Democratic Caucus
Chair and Member of
the US House of Representatives, Connecticut
Ken Myers
Deputy Sheriff,
Carroll County, Iowa
6:00 PM – 7:00
PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
Richard Trumka
President of the
American Federation
of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO)
The Honorable Steve
Israel
Chair of the
Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee
Member of the US House
of
Representatives, New York
The Honorable Patty
Murray
Chair of the
Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee
Member of the US
Senate, Washington
The Honorable Pedro
R. Pierluisi
Chair of National
Community
Mobilization for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Non-Voting Member of
the US House of
Representatives, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
An Economy Build
to Last Video:
Energy
Remarks
Tom Steyer
Co-Founder of Advanced
Energy Economy
The Honorable
Charles E. Schumer
Member of the US
Senate, New York
Remarks from
Members of the
Congressional Black Caucus
The Honorable Karen
Bass
Member of the US House
of
Representatives, California
The Honorable Al
Green
Member of the US House
of
Representatives, Texas
The Honorable
Emanuel Cleaver, II
Chair of the
Congressional Black
Caucus and Member of the US House of Representatives, Missouri
Remarks
The Honorable
Dannel Malloy
Governor of Connecticut
7:00 PM – 8:00
PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
Denise Juneau
Superintendent of the
Montana Office
of Public Instruction
The Honorable Nancy
Pelosi
Democratic Leader and
Member of the US
House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Tom
Vilsack
Women of the US
Senate
Remarks
The Honorable
Barbara Mikulski
Member of the US
Senate, Maryland
The Honorable Arne
Duncan
Progress for
People Video:
Education
American Voices
Remarks
Johanny Adames
Remarks
The Honorable Jim
Hunt
Former and Longest-Serving
Governor
of
North Carolina
Remarks and
Video Presentation
in Memoriam
Presented by Harvey
B. Gantt
Former Mayor of
Charlotte, North
Carolina
Live Performance
Jessica Sanchez
Singer/Songwriter
8:00 PM – 9:00
PM (LOCAL)
Stronger
Together Video: Women’s
Health
American Voices
Remarks
Elizabeth Ann
“Libby” Bruce
Remarks
Cecile Richards
President of Planned
Parenthood
Federation of America
The Honorable Steny
Hoyer
Parliamentarian of the
2012 Democratic
National Committee Convention
Democratic Whip and
Member of the US
House of Representatives, Maryland
The Honorable
Barney Frank
Honorary Chair of the
Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee GLBT Council
Member of the US House
of
Representatives, Massachusetts
American Heroes
Video: Veterans
American Voices
Remarks
Ed Meagher
Remarks
The Honorable
General Eric Shinseki
The Honorable
Michael Nutter
Mayor of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
The Honorable John
Hickenlooper
Governor of Colorado
Sister Simone
Campbell
Executive Director of
Roman Catholic
Social Justice Organization, NETWORK
The Honorable Jack
Markell
Governor of Delaware
9:00 PM – 10:00
PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Karen
Mills
Progress for
People Video: Small
Business
American Voices
Remarks
Bill Butcher
Remarks
The Honorable
Kamala D. Harris
Attorney General of
California
Stronger
Together Video:
Immigration
Remarks
Benita Veliz
DREAM Act Activist
Cristina Saralegui
Journalist, Actress,
and Talk Show Host
Sandra Fluke
Attorney and Women's
Rights Activist
Austin Ligon
Co-Founder and Former
CEO of CarMax,
Inc.
An Economy Build
to Last Video:
Auto-Industry
American Voices
Remarks
Karen Eusanio
Remarks
Bob King
President of
the International
Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers
of America (UAW)
Randy Johnson,
Cindy Hewitt, and
David Foster
Former Employees at
companies
controlled by Romney’s Bain Capital
The Honorable Chris
Van Hollen
Former Chair of the
Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee
Member of the US House
of
Representatives, Maryland
10:00 PM – 11:00
PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
Jim Sinegal
Co-Founder and Former
CEO of Costco
Elizabeth Warren
Candidate for US
Senate, Massachusetts
Nomination
Process Set-Up
Remarks
The Honorable
Antonio R.
Villaraigosa
Chair of the 2012
Democratic National
Convention Committee
Mayor of Los Angeles,
California
President Bill
Clinton
42nd
President of the
United States
Closing Segment
Roll Call Vote
Alice Germond
Secretary of the
Democratic National
Committee
Benediction
Rabbi David Wolpe
Sinai Temple, Los
Angeles, California
Retire Colors
Recess