| Tuesday August
1, 2000
"Strength
and Security with A Purpose: Safe in our Homes and in the World."
7:30
P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
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Mr.
Everett Alvarez, the first American aviator shot down over North Vietnam
in 1964 and who spent eight and a half years imprisoned at the infamous
"Hanoi Hilton," will lead the Pledge of Allegiance;
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Ms.
Olivia Lalewicz, a nine-year-old church choir singer from Sterling
Heights, Michigan, will sing the National Anthem;
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Mr.
Jimmie Vaughan, blues guitarist, will entertain the crowd with his
Tilt-a-Whirl Band;
8:00
P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
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U.S.
Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) will discuss the importance of international
trade;
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Ms.
Ave Bie, Wisconsin Public Service Commissioner, will speak about the
importance of a sound national energy policy to help control the price
of gasoline and electricity;
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Mr.
Theodore Roosevelt IV, the great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt,
will address the need for conserving natural resources;
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General
H. Norman Schwarzkopf will appear live via satellite from the deck
of the USS New Jersey to discuss military readiness;
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U.S.
Sen. Bob Dole will lead a salute to all American veterans, with a special
tip of the cap to those who served during World War II, also known as The
Greatest Generation;
9:00
P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
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Mrs.
Pat Funderburk Ware, president and CEO of the Preserving Family Well-Being
Foundation will address Governor Bush's call for soldiers in the army of
compassion and how they can help in the fight against AIDS and HIV;
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Mr.
Rick Schroder, (NYPD Blue) star;
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Mr.
Jack Cowley, the national director of operations for The InnerChange
Freedom Initiative, an Oklahoma City prison ministry that is turning lives
around, will speak about his program;
10:00
P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
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Ms.
Condoleezza Rice, Governor Bush's international-affairs advisor, will
discuss international relations;
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Mrs.
Elizabeth Dole will discuss the principle of strength through compassion;
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U.S.
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), a decorated veteran of Vietnam, will introduce
U.S. Sen. John McCain;
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U.S.
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will deliver the final policy address of
the evening, focusing on the importance of military strength;
Father
Vince Bommarito of St. Louis, Missouri, will deliver the closing benediction.
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