RNC08: The Program Tonight
September 2nd, 2008 at 06:46pm Matt Margolis
Posted in the extended entry is the final program for tonight at the Republican National Convention:
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Music and Entertainment: Al Williams
- Call to Order: U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio)
- Presentation of Colors: Red Lake VFW and American Legion Post 513
- National Anthem: Philip Alongi
- Invocation: Rev. Dr. Robert G. Certain, Chaplain Col., U.S. Air Force (ret.)
- Video Tribute: Deceased Republican Leaders and President Gerald Ford
- Speaker: U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio)
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Video: “Country First” - Narrator: Robert Duvall
- Speaker: Jo Ann Davidson, Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Chairman of the Republican National Convention’s Committee on Arrangements
- Speaker: U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (Minn.)
- Pledge of Allegiance: Victoria Blackstone, winner of the Stars and Stripes Essay Contest
- Speaker: Miles McPherson, President of Miles Ahead and Senior Pastor of the Rock Church
- Speaker: Ashley Gunn
- Speaker: U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.)
- Speaker: Wes Gullett and daughter Nikki
- Video Tribute: President Teddy Roosevelt
- Music and Entertainment: Rachael Lampa
8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Speaker: Captain Shanna Hanson, Minneapolis Fire Department
- Video Tribute: President Abraham Lincoln
- Speaker: Tommy Espinoza, President and CEO of Raza Development Fund, Inc.
- Video Tribute: President George H. W. Bush
- Speaker: Bill Gross
- Speaker: Captain Leslie Smith, U.S. Army (ret.)
- Video: Medal of Honor Story: Michael Monsoor, U.S. Navy SEAL
- Speaker: The Honorable Orson Swindle, former POW, Lt. Col. U.S. Marine Corps (ret.) and former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
- Speaker: First Lady Laura Bush
- Remote Video: President George W. Bush
9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Video Tribute: President Ronald Reagan
- Speaker: Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson (Tenn.)
- Speaker: U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.)
- Introduction of Benediction: Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan
10 p.m. to Conclusion
- Benediction: Rabbi Ira M. Flax, Lt. Col. U.S. Air Force (ret.)
- Introduction of Delegate for Motion and Adoption of Motion to Adjourn: Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan
Entry Filed under: John McCain, RNC08
