San Francisco Chronicle

Democratic convention schedule

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MONDAY

Speeches by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former first lady

Michelle Obama will conclude the evening. Other speakers include Minnesota Sen. Amy

Klobuchar, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, South Carolina

Rep. James Clyburn and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

TUESDAY

Highlights will be the all-virtual roll call of the states nominating

Joe Biden, along with the convention’s keynote address by a speaker yet to be announced.

Scheduled speakers include

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former President Bill

Clinton, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New

York, and Jill Biden, the nominee’s wife.

WEDNESDAY

California Sen. Kamala Harris will be nominated for vice president and give her acceptance speech. Other speakers include former President Barack Obama, 2016 Democratic presidenti­al nominee Hillary Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco and Massachuse­tts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

THURSDAY

Biden’s acceptance speech will be the highlight of the convention’s closing evening. Other speakers include Gov. Gavin Newsom, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and former presidenti­al hopeful Andrew Yang. Convention programmin­g will air from 6 to 8 p.m. PDT each evening. There will be more than a dozen options for watching the convention, including the official live stream hosted on DemConvent­ion.com, where viewers can find the full convention schedule.

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