Friday, July 28, 2000
(All times Eastern)
7:00 a.m.Early Edition
8:00 a.m.Early Edition
9:00 a.m.Morning News
10:00 a.m.Morning News
11:00 a.m.Morning News
12:00 p.m.NewsDay
1:00 p.m.CNN Today
2:00 p.m.CNN Today
3:00 p.m.Talk Back Live
4:00 p.m.Street Sweep
5:00 p.m.Inside Politics
6:00 p.m.Worldview
6:30 p.m.Moneyline
7:30 p.m.Crossfire
8:00 p.m.The World Today
10:00 p.m.NewsStand
 
Saturday, July 29, 2000
(All times Eastern)
7:00 a.m.CNN Saturday Morning
8:00 a.m.Bush Strategist Karl Rove
9:00 a.m.Bush Economic Adviser Larry Lindsey
Journalist Rick Dunham
12:00 p.m.CNN Saturday
1:00 p.m.CNN Saturday
2:00 p.m.Texas Representatives Henry Bonilla and Jennifer Dunn discuss the Hispanic Vote
4:00 p.m.CNN Saturday
5:00 p.m.Convention Program Director Ed Gillespie
Convention Chairman Andrew Card
5:30 p.m.Bush Strategist Karl Rove
6:00 p.m.WorldView
6:30 p.m.Reliable Sources
7:00 p.m.Capitol Gang
8:00 p.m.WorldView
9:00 p.m.Larry King Live
Convention Chairman Andrew Card
Empower America's William Bennet
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge
Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson
New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman
10:00 p.m.WorldView
10:30 p.m.Capital Gang
 
Sunday, July 30, 2000
(All times Eastern)
8:00 a.m.CNN Sunday Morning
Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) Wisconsin, Platform Chmn
9:00 a.m.CNN Sunday Morning
Cheri Honkala
Kennsington Welfare Rights Union
11:00 a.m.Evans/Novak/Hunt/Shields
11:30 a.m.Reliable Sources
12:00 p.m.Late Edition
Dick Cheney/Bush V.P. Candidate
Gov. Tom Ridge/(R) Penn.
Sen. Chuck Hagel/(R) Nebraska
Bob Shrum/Gore Sr. Adviser
Haley Barbour/Fmr. Chair, RNC
Jon Stewart/Comedy Central
4:00 p.m.CNN Sunday
5:00 p.m.CNN Sunday
5:30 p.m.Both Sides
6:00 p.m.WorldView
Condoleeza Rice/Bush Chief Foreign Policy Adviser
6:30 p.m.Captial Gang
7:00 p.m.WorldView
7:30 p.m.Crossfire
8:00 p.m.Inside Politics/Special Edition
Ron Brownstein/LA Times
Mark McKinnon/Bush Media Consultant
9:00 p.m.CNN/Time Convention Special
10:00 p.m.Millennium
 
Monday, July 31, 2000
(All times Eastern)
7:30 a.m.Laura Bush/Wife of George W. Bush
8 a.m.Scott Harshbarger/Common Cause
Topic: Shadow Conventions
8:30 a.m.Philadelphia Mayor John Street
9 a.m.Bill Schneider/CNN Political Analyst
James Hoffa/Teamsters President
9:30 a.m.CNN BEGINS COVERAGE OF FIRST SESSION, WHICH STARTS AT 10AM
Jim Nicholson/RNC Chairman
10 a.m.Senator Bill Frist/GOP Platform Co-Chair
12 p.m.Senator Trent Lott/ Senate Majority Leader
12:30 p.m. Burden of Proof Segment
David Norcross/Fmr. RNC General Counsel
Rep. Bill Paxon/(R) Fmr. U.S. Representative
2 p.m.Chip DiPaula/GOP Convention Manager
3 p.m.TALKBACK LIVE/COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM
Marvin Olasky/U-Texas,Austin
Nina Easton/ Author, "Gang of Five"
Bill Press/Host, CNN's Crossfire
Cynthia Tucker/Atlanta Constitution
4 p.m.Chuck Collins/ United For a Fair Economy
4:30 p.m.Ben Stein/Comedy Central
5 p.m.INSIDE POLITICS
William Bennett/Fmr. Education Secretary
Co-chair, Empower America
Mike Murphy/GOP Strategist
Beth Fouhy/Exec. Prod., CNN Political Unit
Alexis Simendinger/National Journal
Bruce Morton looks at COnvention History
6 p.m.Sen. Trent Lott/(R) Senate Majority Leader
7 p.m.CNN STARTS COVERAGE OF PRIME-TIME SESSION, WHICH STARTS AT 7:30PM
Mike McCurry/ Fmr. W.H. Press Secy.
Mary Matalin/Host, CNN's Crossfire
7:55 p.m.Trent Lott at the Podium explains Roll Call
8 p.m.Pat Robertson/President, Christian Coalition
Bush Strategist Karl Rove
George P. Bush
9 p.m.LARRY KING LIVE
Doro Bush Koch, George W. Bush's sister
Ann Richards/Fmr. Texas governor
Jack Kemp/Empower America
Sen. John McCain/(R) Arizona/Fmr. presidential candidate
Bob Dole/1996 GOP presidential nominee
Condoleeza Rice/Bush adviser
10 p.m.Laura Bush addresses the convention
10:30 p.m.Colin Powell addresses the convention
11 p.m.Stu Rothenberg/Rothenberg Political Report
Gen. Colin Powell/ Chmn., America's Promise
12 a.m.LARRY KING LIVE
Tucker Carlson/ Weekly Standard
Jeff Greenfield/CNN sr. analyst
Franklin Graham
1 a.m.The World Today Special Edition
 
Tuesday, August 1, 2000
Guest information subject to change. Check back for most current information.(All times Eastern)
7:00 a.m.Early Edition: Rick Davis, chairman Straight Talk America, former McCain campaign manager
8:00 a.m.Early Edition: Charlie Evers, GOP delegate; Michael Deaver, former Reagan deputy chief of staff
9:00 a.m.Morning News: Bill Schneider, CNN political analyst; Gov. George Pataki (R-New York); Susan Molinari, former U.S. representative
10:00 a.m.Morning News: Doro Bush Koch, George W. Bush's sister
11:00 a.m.Morning News: Vin Weber, co-founder of Empower America; Paul Clinton Harris, GOP member of the Virginia House of Delegates; Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont); Tifani Bratton
12:00 p.m.NewsDay: Rep. John Kasich (R-Ohio)
12:30 p.m.Burden of Proof: Dan Lungren, former state attorney general of California; Dick Thornburgh, former governor of Pennsylvania and U.S. Attorney General; Jo Anne Epps, Temple University law professor
1:00 p.m.CNN Today
2:00 p.m.CNN Today: George Shultz, former secretary of state; Ari Fleischer, Bush campaign spokesman
3:00 p.m.Talk Back Live: Rep. J.C. Watts (R-Oklahoma), House Republican conference chairman; Matt Fong, California co-chair, Bush campaign; Ken Blackwell, Ohio secretary of state; Farai Chideya, popandpolitics.com; James Garcia, politicomagazine.com; Faye Anderson, politicallyblack.com
3:59 p.m.Street Sweep: Sen. Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico), chairman, Senate budget committee
4:30 p.m.Showbiz Today: Bill Maher, Politically Incorrect
5:00 p.m.Inside Politics: Joe Andrew, DNC national chair; Jim Nicholson, RNC Chairman; Rep. Rick Lazio (R-New York), U.S. Senate candidate
6:00 p.m.The World Today: Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee); CNN's Crossfire hosts Bill Press and Mary Matalin
7:00 p.m.CNN's coverage of prime-time session begins: Mike McCurry, former White House press secretary; Mary Matalin, host, CNN's Crossfire; Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), Speaker of the House; Everett Alvarez, former P.O.W. in Vietnam; Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain; Stu Rothenberg, Rothenberg Political Report; Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-New York); Former President Gerald Ford
9:00 p.m.Larry King Live: Ann Richards, former Texas governor; Jack Kemp, Empower America; Don Regan, former Reagan chief of staff; Howard Baker, former Reagan chief of staff; Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee); George P. Bush; son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; Rep. Rick Lazio (R-New York), U.S. Senate candidate; Condoleeza Rice, Bush chief foreign policy adviser; Maureen Reagan, daughter of Ronald Reagan; Elizabeth Dole, former GOP presidential candidate
11:00 p.m.Post Convention Wrap: Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona); Stu Rothenberg, Rothenberg Political Report; The Capital Gang: Mark Shields, Robert Novak, Al Hunt, Margaret Carlson and Kate O'Beirne
12:00 a.m.Larry King Live: Former President George Bush; Former President Gerald Ford; Pat Robertson, president, Christian Coalition; Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas); Billy Baldwin
1:00 a.m.The World Today Special Edition: Stu Rothenberg, Rothenberg Political Report
 
Wednesday, August 2, 2000
Guest information subject to change. Check back for most current information. (All times Eastern)
7:00 a.m.Early Edition: Lynne Cheney, wife of Dick Cheney; Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona)
8:00 a.m.Early Edition: Gov. Marc Racicot (R-Montana); Charlie Black
9:00 a.m.Morning News: Bill Schneider, CNN political analyst; Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona); Paul Weyrich, president of the Free Congress Educational and Research Foundation
10:00 a.m.Morning News: William Bennett, Empower America
11:00 a.m.Morning News: Cynthia Tucker, CNN convention analyst; Susan Page, USA Today; Rep. Vito Fossella (R-New York); Rich Lowry, National Review
12:00 p.m.NewsDay: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
12:30 p.m.Burden of Proof: Ken Starr, former Whitewater independent counsel; Robert Reinstein, dean, Temple University School of Law; Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)
1:00 p.m.CNN Today: Jessie Walterz, Log Cabin Republicans; Kim Jennings, convention speaker
2:00 p.m.CNN Today: Hector Bareto, convention speaker
3:00 p.m.Talk Back Live: Kathleen Hall Jamieson, author "Packaging the President"; Don Baer, former White House communications director; Tucker Carlson, CNN Political analyst; Norman Ornstein, CNN political analyst
3:59 p.m.Street Sweep: Don Marron, CEO Paine Webber; Raul Fernandez, CEO Proxicom
4:30 p.m.Showbiz Today: Harry Shearer, satirist
5:00 p.m.Inside Politics: Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyoming); Tucker Carlson, CNN Political analyst; Margaret Carlson, TIME magazine
6:00 p.m.The World Today: Julie Nixon Eisenhower; David Eisenhower; CNN Crossfire hosts Bill Press and Robert Novak; Condoleezza Rice, Bush foreign policy adviser; Gov. Christie Whitman (R-New Jersey)
7:00 p.m.CNN's coverage of prime-time session begins: Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), Speaker of the House; Rep. John Kasich (R-Ohio), House budget committee chairman; Mike McCurry, former White House press secretary; Mary Matalin, host, CNN's Crossfire; Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tennessee); Nick Brady, former treasury secretary; Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Florida)
9:00 p.m.Larry King Live: Ann Richards, former Texas governor; Jack Kemp, Empower America; Elizabeth Dole, former GOP presidential candidate; Sen. Trent Lott (R-Mississippi), Senate majority leader; Gov. George Pataki (R-New York)
11:00 p.m.Post Convention Wrap: The Capital Gang: Mark Shields, Robert Novak, Al Hunt, Margaret Carlson and Kate O'Beirne
12:00 a.m.Larry King Live: Jon Stewart, The Daily Show; Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyoming); Ben Stein, Comedy Central
1:00 a.m.The World Today Special Edition
 
Thursday, August 3, 2000
Guest information subject to change. Check back for most current information. (All times Eastern)
7:00 a.m.Early Edition: Dr. Gerald D. Fischbach, director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ; Andrew Card, RNC convention co-chair
8:00 a.m.Early Edition: Gov. Frank Keating (R-Oklahoma); John Dickerson, TIME magazine; Tamala Edwards, TIME magazine; Peter Robinson, former Reagan speechwriter
9:00 a.m.Morning News: Dr. Tom Carmichael, neurologist, UCLA; Bill Schneider, CNN political analyst; Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families
10:00 a.m.Morning News
11:00 a.m.Morning News: Cynthia Tucker, CNN convention analyst; Susan Page, USA Today; Rich Lowry, National Review; Steve Forbes, former GOP presidential candidate; Ed Rendell, DNC chair and mayor of Philadelphia
12:00 p.m.NewsDay: Alison Byrne Fields; Farai Chideya, popandpolitics.com; Meredith Bagby, author, "We've Got Issues"
12:30 p.m.Burden of Proof: Gov. Tommy Thompson (R-Wisconsin); Anita Allen-Castellito, law professor, University of Pennsylvania; Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, law professor, University of Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m.CNN Today: Nancy Brinker, breast cancer survivor
2:00 p.m.CNN Today: Joan & Melissa Rivers, E! hosts; Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state
3:00 p.m.Talk Back Live: Farai Chideya, popandpolitics.com
3:59 p.m.Street Sweep: Joe Andrew, DNC national chair;
4:30 p.m.Showbiz Today: Al Franken, satirist
5:00 p.m.Inside Politics: Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times; Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times; John Dickerson, TIME magazine; Karen Hughes, Bush campaign communications director
6:00 p.m.The World Today: Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee); CNN's Crossfire hosts Bill Press and Mary Matalin; Condoleezza Rice, Bush foreign policy adviser
6:30 p.m.CNN's coverage of prime-time session begins: Mike McCurry, former White House press secretary; Mary Matalin, host, CNN's Crossfire
9:00 p.m.Larry King Live: Ann Richards, former Texas governor; Jack Kemp, Empower America; Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Florida); Doro Bush Koch, George W. Bush's sister; Bo Derek; Ken Khachigian, chief Reagan speechwriter
11:00 p.m.Post Convention Wrap: The Capital Gang: Mark Shields, Robert Novak, Al Hunt, Margaret Carlson and Kate O'Beirne
12:00 a.m.Larry King Live: Karl Rove, Bush strategist; Karen Hughes, Bush campaign communications director; Mark McKinnon, media adviser to George W. Bush
1:00 a.m.The World Today Special Edition
 
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The Republican National Convention is Monday, July 31 through Thursday, August 3.

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Monday, July 31, 2000
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.:Discuss platform and Republican business
Opportunity with a Purpose. Leave No Child Behind
7:30 p.m.:•House Speaker Dennis Hastert (IL) opens session
8:00 p.m.:•Rolling Roll Call Begins
•Ben Stein
10:00 p.m.:•Gov. George W. Bush participates via remote
•Texas First Lady Laura Bush
•Retired General Colin Powell
 
Tuesday, August 1, 2000
Strength and Security: Safe in Our Homes and the World
7:30 p.m.:•Rolling Roll Call
8:00 p.m.:•General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, via satellite
•Sen. Bob Dole
10:00 p.m.:•Gov. George W. Bush participates via remote
•Ms. Condoleezza Rice
•Mrs. Elizabeth Dole
•Sen. Chuck Hagel (NE)
•Sen. John McCain (AZ)
 
Wednesday, August 2, 2000
Prosperity with a Purpose: Keeping America Prosperous and Protecting Retirement Security.
7:30 p.m.:•House Speaker Dennis Hastert (IL)
•The Rock
•Steve Young
8:00 p.m.:•Gov. Jim Gilmore (VA)
9:00 p.m.:•Mayor Richard Riordan (Los Angeles)
•Rolling Roll Call - "Over the Top"
10:00 p.m.:•Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (MS)
•Vice Presidential Nominee Dick Cheney acceptance speech
 
 
Thursday, August 3, 2000
President with a Purpose: A strong leader who can unite our country and get things done.
7:00 p.m.:•Sen. Bill Frist (TN)
•Bo Derek
8:00 p.m.:•Rolling Roll Call Concludes
9:00 p.m.:•George P. Bush
•Gov. Tom Ridge (PA)
10:00 p.m.:•Gov. George W. Bush acceptance speech
 
 
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