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Convention Program Highlights
*session times subject to change.
Mon., Aug. 19
6:15-11 p.m. ET
5:15-10 p.m. CT
Tues., Aug. 20
7-11 p.m. ET
6-10 p.m. CT
Wed., Aug. 21
7-11 p.m. ET
6-10 p.m. CT
Thurs., Aug. 22
  7-11 p.m. ET
  6-10 p.m. CT
For the People
PROGRAM
Highlights: Former Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dr. Jill Biden, President Joe Biden.
A Bold Vision for America's Future
PROGRAM
Highlights: Roll Call. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Former President Barack Obama.
A Fight for Our Freedoms
PROGRAM
Highlights: Former President Bill Clinton, Gov. Tim Walz Acceptance Speech.
For Our Future
PROGRAM
Highlights
: Vice President Kamala Harris Acceptance Speech.
"While Donald Trump puts himself first, Democrats are fighting for the American people. President Biden has exemplified this through his leadership and legacy as a historic president who put the American people’s interest above his own. The accomplishments and results President Biden delivered for people, with Vice President Harris by his side, will be on full display during the convention, as will Kamala Harris’s commitment to fighting on behalf of everyday Americans. At its core, the Harris-Walz ticket is a ticket for the people."
"This race isn’t just a choice between two candidates. It’s a choice between two very different visions of America. While Donald Trump believes our best days are behind us, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz know the best days lie ahead. Standing in stark contrast to the Trump-Vance Project 2025 agenda designed to take us backwards, the Harris-Walz ticket presents a brighter vision where everyone will have a chance not just to get by, but to get ahead." "Vice President Harris has spent her entire career fighting for Americans’ freedoms. In Governor Tim Walz, Vice President Harris chose as her running mate a champion for America’s working families and a staunch defender of those same fundamental freedoms. Donald Trump spent his four years in office fighting to strip our rights away, and he’s once again running on an extreme agenda to go even farther in turning back the clock on all the freedoms we hold dear." "America can’t afford to put Donald Trump back in the White House — because a second Trump term would be even more dangerous and more extreme than the first one. But the choice we face in November isn’t just about us versus Donald Trump. This election is a fight for the future. Vice President Harris and Governor Walz will lead America into a brighter, more hopeful era."

NOMINATION PROCESS AND CONVENTION RULES

Aug. 6, 2024 - Democratic Party Announces Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Officially Certified as Democratic Nominees for President and Vice President

Aug. 5, 2024 - DNC Chair Harrison and DNCC Chair Moore Announce Roll Call Voting Window has Closed, Lay Out Next Steps for VP Harris to Officially Clinch Nomination

July 30, 2024 - DNC and DNCC Chairs Announce Results of Presidential Nominating Petition Process and Opening of Virtual Roll Call on August 1

July 24, 2024 - DNCC Rules Committee Passes Permanent  Rules for 2024 Presidential Nomination

Permanent Procedural Rules for the 2024 Democratic National Convention (adopted July 24, 2024) [PDF]

Standing Committees

Call for the 2024 Democratic National Convention (adopted Sept. 10, 2022) [PDF]
*In a mail vote finalized on June 20, 2024, DNC members approved, by a vote of 360 to 2 with 5 abstaining, a resolution [PDF] to amend the Call for the Convention in several particulars.



Selected Press Releases
Context: Biden Withdraws, Endorses Harris  |  Vice Presidential Selection

Campaign, Convention and Host Committee
> Aug. 25, 2024 - Harris for President: Team Harris-Walz is Turning Convention Momentum Into Action

Aug. 26, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Highlights Convention Week Surrogate Booking Operation with Nearly 1,500 Interviews Facilitated

Aug. 23, 2024 - Democratic National Convention: WHAT THEY ARE CREATING: Content Creators Recap the Best Moments of the 2024 Democratic National Convention

Aug. 23, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Eclipses MAGA Convention Viewership Across Broadcast, Streaming, and Online Platforms

Aug. 18, 2024 - DNC Releases 2024 Party Platform to be Voted on at Convention

Aug. 18, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Announces 2024 Co-Chairs

Aug. 18, 2024 - Democratic National Convention - For the People, For Our Future: Democrats Announce Themes for Four Nights of Convention

Aug. 15, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Reveals 2024 Convention Stage

Aug. 14, 2024 - Democratic National Convention to Roll Out the Blue Carpet for Guests and Creators

Aug. 14, 2024 - Chicago 2024 Host Committee Announces Highest Convention Raise in History

Aug. 14, 2024 - DNC Announces Full Daytime Convention Programming in Chicago, Debuts ‘DemPalooza’ Events and Trainings Open to All

Aug. 13, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Announces Streaming Partners and First-Ever Vertical Streaming Platforms

Aug. 13, 2024 - Chicago 2024 Host Committee Unveils “The Future Is Built In Chicago” Neighborhood Spotlight Campaign

Aug. 12, 2024 - Chicago 2024 Host Committee Successfully Engages All 77 Community Areas, Unveils Neighborhood Tour Program

Aug. 7, 2024 - Chicago 2024 Host Committee: Democratic National Convention Selects Iconic Locations for Marquee Events

Aug. 2, 2024 - Harris for President: Vice President Harris Secures Enough Delegates to Become Democratic Nominee for President

July 29, 2024 - Chicago 2024 Host Committee Announces High School Art Competition Winners

July 13, 2024 - DNC Releases 2024 Party Platform Draft, Outlining Historic Record and Bold Agenda for President Biden and Vice President Harris to Finish the Job

July 10, 2024 - Chicago 2024 Host Committee Successfully Recruits 12,000+ Volunteers

June 24, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Officially Moves into the United Center

June 21, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Opens Credentials to Content Creators

Apr. 3, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Committee and Chicago 2024 Host Committee Announce Sustainability Advisors

Mar. 28, 2024 - Chicago 2024 Host Committee and Democratic National Convention Committee Select Women-Led Local, Diverse-Owned Enterprises for Official Hospitality Events

Jan. 17, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Announces the Selection of Major Venue Contractors

Apr. 11, 2023 - DNC Announces Chicago to Host 2024 Democratic National Convention


Interest Groups, Other Candidates

Not Another Bomb! Delegate Letter to Vice President Kamala Harris, Ceasefire Delegate Fact Sheet

Progressive Democrats of America: Progressive Central [Aug. 18-19]

PPI at the DNC: Our 2024 Policy Agenda [Aug. 20]

Vote Common Good [Aug. 20-22]

Aug. 14, 2024 - Team Kennedy: Kennedy to Hold Restorative Justice Peace Circle [Aug. 18], Peace & Restoration Town Hall in Chicago [Aug. 19]

Aug. 14, 2024 - Arab American Institute: Arab Americans Answer DNC Convention Silence on Palestinians [Aug. 19-21]

Aug. 13, 2024 - Abandon Biden Convention to Convene in Chicago and Press Conference on August 19th, 2024


Republicans
Aug. 24, 2024 - Trump Campaign Memo on Harris' Likely Post-DNC Bounce

Aug. 18-21, 2024 - Trump Campaign Allies to Host a Press Conference in Chicago

Aug. 18, 2024 - Republican Jewish Coalition: Tracking Every Speaker at the Democrats’ 2024 Convention in Chicago to Count the Number Who Praise Israel


Security, Protest (and the First Amendment)
March on the DNC: Our Demands  |  Selected Statements  

Speakers Platform (Park 578, Aug. 19-22, 2024)

Aug. 2024 - OEMC: DNC Joint Information Center Daily Media Briefings

July 25, 2024 - U.S. Secret Service Outlines 2024 Democratic National Convention Security Measures

June 4, 2024 - Secret Service Director Participates in DNC Briefing with Public Safety Partners

Apr. 17, 2024 - Chicago City Council passed the ordinance [PDF] establishing the security footprint in a 49 to 0 vote (1 absent)

Apr. 8, 2024 - USSS Begins Canvassing Neighborhoods, Businesses Ahead of 2024 Democratic National Convention


Media
Aug. 16, 2024 - Democratic National Convention Announces First-Ever Creator Platform

Aug. 15, 2024 - CNN to Provide Comprehensive Coverage of the 2024 Democratic National Convention

Aug. 14, 2024 - NPR's 2024 Democratic National Convention Coverage

Aug. 14, 2024 - Chicago 2024 Host Committee Announces Largest Youth Press Corps in Convention History

Aug. 13, 2024 - NBC News, NBC News NOW and NBCNews.com Announce Comprehensive ‘Decision 2024’ Coverage from Chicago for the Democratic National Convention

Aug. 12, 2024 - FOX News Media to Present Extensive Live Programming Surrounding the 2024
Democratic National Convention


Aug. 1, 2024 - Democratic National Convention to Credential 200 Content Creators in Chicago

Programming
Aug. 14, 2024 - POLITICO Announces 2024 DNC Programming at CNN-POLITICO Grill in Chicago

Axios House


DNCC photo of the stage, Aug. 15, 2024

Sites of Recent Democratic Conventions
2016
Milwaukee, WI / virtual / Wilmington, DE Aug. 17-20
2016
Philadelphia, PA July 25-28
2012
Charlotte, NC  Sept. 4-6
2008 Denver, CO  Aug. 25-28
2004 Boston, MA  July 26-29
2000 Los Angeles, CA  Aug. 14-17
1996 Chicago, IL  Aug. 26-29
1992 New York, NY  July 13-16
1988 Atlanta, GA  July 18-21
1984 San Francisco, CA
1980 New York, NY
1976 New York, NY
1972 Miami Beach, FL
1968 Chicago, IL
1964 Atlantic City, NJ
1960 Los Angeles, CA
 




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