Biden, Obama, Clintons to headline Democratic National Convention speakers

Joey Garrison and Rachel Barber, USA TODAY
Updated ·1 min read

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton are among the headline speakers at next week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, according to a source familiar with the plans.

Biden will speak Monday night during an opening evening of the convention that will pay tribute to the 81-year-old Democratic president, who last month ended his reelection campaign. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2016, will also address the convention Monday.

Obama is expected to speak Tuesday night, while former President Bill Clinton will deliver remarks Wednesday night before Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, gives his address. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will close out the convention with her acceptance speech Thursday night.

NBC News reported that President Jimmy Carter's grandson Jason Carter will speak on behalf of his grandfather. The DNC speaker schedule is subject to change and a full list of speakers will be released at a later time.

The convention will serve as Harris and Walz last stop on a bus tour dubbed "on the Road to Chicago," which will embark from Pittsburgh Sunday. On the way, the candidates and their spouses will stop to meet voters at volunteer canvass events and local retailers.

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Harris plans to hold a mid-week rally at Fiserve Forum in Milwaukee, the site of the Republican National Convention, on Tuesday.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: DNC speaker schedule: See which big names will speak in Chicago

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