Invocation 
Archbishop Demetrios
Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of America 

The National Anthem and "America the Beautiful"
Plus One 

The Honorable Elaine Bloom
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida 
Former Speaker Pro Tempore, Florida House of Representatives

Jon Corzine
Candidate for the United States Senate, New Jersey

The Honorable Ron Klink 
Candidate for the United States Senate 
Current Member, U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania 

The Honorable Eleanor Jordan
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives 
Member, Kentucky General Assembly 

Mike Honda
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, California 

Member, California State Assembly 
The Honorable Rush Holt
U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey

The Honorable Bart Gordon
U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee

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

The Honorable Leonard Boswell
U.S. House of Representatives, Iowa 

The Honorable Lane Evans
U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois

The Honorable Shelley Berkley 
U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada

The Honorable Thurbert Baker
Attorney General of Georgia and Convention Parliamentarian

The Honorable Roy Barnes
Governor of Georgia 

The Honorable Ray Buckley
New Hampshire House of Representatives

The Honorable Sanford Bishop, Jr. 
U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia 

The Honorable Nelson Diaz
Chair, Democratic National Committee Hispanic Caucus
Former Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

The Honorable Al Edwards
Texas House of Representatives

The Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson
Attorney General of Indiana

Andrew Stern 
International President, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO

The Honorable Clarence Harmon
Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri

Troy Brown, Sr. 
Candidate for the United States Senate, Mississippi

The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa
Speaker Emeritus, California State Assembly

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

The Honorable Willie Brown 
Mayor of San Francisco, California 

The Honorable Domingo Garcia
Texas House of Representatives

The Honorable Jack Ford
Democratic Leader, Ohio House of Representatives 

The Honorable Wayne Ford
Iowa House of Representatives

The Honorable Sam Gejdenson
U.S. House of Representatives, Connecticut

The Honorable John Street
Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

The Honorable Joe Hoeffel
U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania 

The Honorable Dario Herrera
Clark County, Nevada Commissioner

The Honorable Robert Hertzberg, Speaker of the Assembly, California 
and Dr. Cynthia Tellis, UCLA School of Medicine 

The Honorable Carrie Meek
U.S. House of Representatives, Florida

The Honorable Zoe Lofgren
U.S. House of Representatives, California 

The Honorable William Jefferson 
U.S. House of Representatives, Louisiana

The Honorable Bart Stupak
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan

The Honorable Lee Brown 
Mayor of Houston, Texas

The Honorable H. Carl McCall
New York State Comptroller

The Honorable John Tanner
U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee and Convention Parliamentarian

The Honorable Charlie Gonzales
U.S. House of Representatives, Texas

The Honorable Jonathan Miller
State Treasurer of Kentucky

The Honorable Kwame Kilpatrick
Democratic Floor Leader, Michigan House of Representatives

The Honorable Roberto Ramirez
Member, New York State Assembly
Chair, Bronx Democratic County Committee 
Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee 

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi 
U.S. House of Representatives, California 

Judy and Dennis Shepard of Casper, Wyoming
Parents of Matthew Shepard

Renee Mullins of Jasper, Texas 
Daughter of James Byrd, Jr.

The Honorable Parris Glendening 
Governor of Maryland

The Honorable Mel Carnahan
Candidate for the United States Senate and Current Governor of Missouri

Kyle Golizer

Ellen Malcolm
President, EMILY’s List. 

The Honorable Martin Frost
U.S. House of Representatives, Texas and Chair, House Democratic Caucus

The Honorable Robert Matsui
U.S. House of Representatives, California 

The Honorable Chuck Robb
United States Senator, Virginia

The Honorable Jim Clyburn
U.S. House of Representatives, South Carolina 

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE 
The DNC Choir: "On Children"
Kids Chorus: "When I Grow Up"
 

The Honorable Max Cleland 
United States Senator, Georgia 

The Honorable Bob Kerrey 
United States Senator, Nebraska

Bob Chase 
President, National Education Association 

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

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

The Honorable Juanita Millender-McDonald
U.S. House of Representatives, California 

WOMEN FROM THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

John Sweeney
President, AFL-CIO

The Honorable Gray Davis
Governor of California and Honorary Co-Chair, Democratic National Convention

The Honorable Richard Gephardt
U.S. House of Representatives, Missouri and House Democratic Leader
 

The Honorable Robert Rubin
Former Secretary of the United States Treasury

AMERICAN DIALOGUE: PRINCIPLED FIGHTERS 

Jimmy Smits

Panel 1: Health Care 

The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV
United States Senator, West Virginia

Doug Boldin of Troy, Missouri
Boldin has been in the health field since 1983, and worked his way through college by working as a paramedic. Today, he is a nurse practitioner advocating passage of a patients’ bill of rights. 

Betty Diznik of Tamarik, Florida
A 73-year-old widow with four children and four grandchildren, Diznik is on Medicare and purchases supplemental health insurance, which does not include prescription drug coverage. Living on an annual income of approximately $23,000, she spends approximately $450-500 a month to purchase the medications she needs. 

Joe Torres of Camden, New Jersey
After being diagnosed with a rare liver disease, Torres received a new liver in July 1997. He now speaks out whenever he can about the importance of organ donation.

Panel 2: Protecting America’s Families 

The Honorable Christine Gregoire 
Attorney General of Washington 

The Honorable Charles Schumer
United States Senator, New York 

Dawn Anna of Littleton, Colorado
Anna’s daughter Laura was killed during the shooting at Columbine High School.

Carole Price of Maryland 
On August 20, 1998, Carole Price’s 13-year-old son, John Joseph Price, went to his neighbor’s house to play. The nine-year-old neighbor shot John while showing off a 9 mm handgun he had found in the house.

Jodie Gaines Johnson of Memphis, Tennessee
In 1978, Gaines was kidnapped, held in captivity, and repeatedly raped by three men. She escaped shortly before her assailants planned to kill her. She was forced to re-live her ordeal when she learned that the court planned to release the perpetrators without her knowledge. Two of her assailants have been released while one remains in prison.

American Dialogue Concludes

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

The Honorable John Lewis
U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia

Hadassah Lieberman
 

The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman 

THE NOMINATION OF AL GORE 

Tommy Lee Jones

The Honorable Lois DeBerry
Speaker Pro Tempore, Tennessee General Assembly 

Karenna Gore Schiff

ROLL CALL OF THE STATES 

FINALE: "Why Walk When You Can Fly" 
performed by Mary Chapin Carpenter and the DNC Choir 
Benediction