Convention schedule highlights

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Today: 7 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. PST

Theme: "A Nation of Courage"

Convention call to order, Ed Gillespie, chairman, Republican National Committee

National anthem performed by the Gatlin Brothers

Michael Bloomberg, mayor of the city of New York

Marc Racicot, former governor of Montana and Bush-Cheney '04 campaign chairman

Dennis Hastert, speaker of the House, R-Ill., permanent convention chairman, 2004

Submission of President Bush as candidate for presidential nomination

Submission of Vice President Dick Cheney as candidate for vice-presidential nomination

Tribute to President Gerald Ford
 
Recognition of President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush

Ron Silver, actor

Bernard Kerik, former police commissioner of New York

Zainab Al-Suwaij, executive director, American Islamic Congress

Sen. John McCain, Arizona

Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of the city of New York

Tomorrow: 4 p.m.-8:15 p.m.

Theme: "People of Compassion"

Call to order, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas, deputy permanent co-chair

Sen. Norm Coleman, Minnesota, deputy permanent co-chair

Sen. Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina.

George P. Bush.

Erika Harold, Miss America 2003.

Sen. Sam Brownback, Kansas

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California

Laura Bush

Wednesday: 4 p.m.-8:15 p.m.

Theme: "A Land of Opportunity"

Sen. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania

Vice-presidential nominating process

Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

Labor Secretary Elaine Chao

Michael Reagan

Tribute to President Ronald Reagan

Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts

Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga., keynote address

Lynne Cheney

Vice President Dick Cheney

Thursday: 4:45-8:15 p.m.

Theme: "A Safer World, A More Hopeful America"

Pledge of allegiance, Mary Lou Retton and Kerri Strug, Olympic gold medalists.

Lynn Swann, NFL hall of famer.

Dorothy Hamill, Olympic gold medalist

Gov. George Pataki, New York

President Bush

Benediction, Cardinal Edward Egan

TV coverage

C-SPAN: Gavel-to-gavel coverage

CNN, FOX NEWS: 8-11 p.m. with scheduled programs interrupted by speeches and interviews

MSNBC: 8 p.m.-midnight

PBS: 8-11 p.m. with live coverage

ABC, CBS, NBC: no live coverage