Former president will speak at the party’s convention in Chicago following an address from Michelle
Exactly 20 years ago, Barack Obama was a relatively unknown state legislator when he delivered a keynote address at the Democratic party’s convention.
“I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on Earth, is my story even possible,” Obama said that evening.
Wednesday 21 August: The former president Bill Clinton will join the Minnesota governor and nominee for vice-president, Tim Walz, on the convention’s third night.
Thursday 22 August: The vice-president, Kamala Harris, will close out the fourth night of the convention.
