Thursday August
3, 2000
"President
with A Purpose: A strong leader who can unite our country and get things
done."
7:00
P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
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Presentation
of Colors by Korean War veterans of the Maryland Honor Guard;
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Nic
Lott, a 20-year-old student from the University of Mississippi, will
lead the Pledge of Allegiance;
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Lorrie
Morgan, country-music superstar, will sing the National Anthem;
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Rev.
Mark Craig, pastor of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas,
Governor Bush's pastor, will deliver the invocation;
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Philadelphia
Boys' Choir, America's Ambassadors of Song, will perform;
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Nancy
Brinker, breast-cancer advocate, will discuss Governor Bush's efforts
to fight the disease;
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Compassion
Video: St. Luke's Free Clinic in Hopkinsville, KY;
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U.S.
Sen. Bill Frist, a world-renowned heart surgeon from Tennessee and
the Senate's only practicing physician, will discuss prescription drugs
and the Patients' Bill of Rights;
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Summary
Video: Good Neighbor Projects, Philadelphia area;
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Phyllis
C. Hunter, Texas literacy expert serving as advisor to the Statewide
Reading Initiatives program, will discuss the program;
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Mike
Rantilla, a union member from Courtland, OH, will discuss Social Security
and taxes;
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Dave
Wenzel, decorated Vietnam veteran and former mayor of Scranton, PA,
will discuss Governor Bush's New Freedom Initiative designed to help the
disabled;
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Bo
Derek, film icon, will introduce California Assemblyman Abel Maldonado;
8:00
P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
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Abel
Maldonado, California Assemblyman, will deliver remarks in Spanish
focusing on Governor Bush's work to open the door to opportunity for all
Americans;
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Heather
Whitestone McCallum, Miss America 1995, will introduce a video tribute
to Texas First Lady Laura Bush;
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Biographical
Video: Texas First Lady Laura Bush
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Rolling
Roll Call (tentative)
9:00
P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
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George
P. Bush, nephew of Governor George W. Bush, will deliver a bilingual
address about inclusion and the challenges facing young Americans;
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U.S.
Rep. Vito Fossella, (R-N.Y.), great-grandson of a U.S. Congressman
who voted to create Social Security in the 1930s, will discuss Governor
Bush's plans to secure the golden years of current and future retirees;
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Sally
Brenner, a 65-year-old grandmother from New Jersey, will speak via
satellite about how Governor Bush's Social Security plan would keep senior
citizens secure in their retirement years;
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Amy
Knutsen, the 22-year-old granddaughter of the previous speaker, will
outline how Governor Bush's Social Security plan would benefit younger
generations;
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Governor
Tom Ridge (R-PA), host governor of the 2000 Republican National Convention,
will profile Governor Bush;
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Rudy
Bradley, a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives
who switched parties and became a Republican, will discuss the reasons
for his switch;
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Jan
Bullock, wife of late Texas Democratic Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, will discuss
Governor Bush's success in reaching across party lines;
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Brooks
and Dunn, country music's dynamic duo, will perform;
10:00
P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
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Nancy
Weiss, a longtime friend of Governor Bush;
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Rev.
Kirbyjon Caldwell, another longtime friend of Governor Bush, will introduce
a video biography of the Governor;
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Biographical
Video: Governor George W. Bush
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Governor
George W. Bush will deliver his acceptance speech;
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His
Eminence Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua of Philadelphia, PA, will deliver
the Benediction;
Chaka
Khan, recording legend and 7-time Grammy-Award winner, will provide
an electrifying climax to the convention.
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