2016 DNC schedule and speakers: Viewers guide to the Democratic convention | CNN Politics

Banners announcing the US Democratic National Convention are displayed in Philadelphia on July 23, 2016, two days before the Democrats gather to formally annoint Hillary Clinton as their candidate for the November presidential election.

Video Ad Feedback

Who to watch in DNC prime time

01:46 - Source: CNN

The Democratic National Convention 67 videos

Video Ad Feedback

Who to watch in DNC prime time

01:46

Now playing

- Source: CNN

sgt laci walker intv captain khan donald trump muslim sot baldwin nr_00000000.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Friend of Khan: No sacrifice like giving life for country

01:35

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton acknowledges the crowd as she arrives on stage during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25.

Video Ad Feedback

Key moments in Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech

01:43

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Faces from the floor on Hillary's big night

01:12

Now playing

- Source: CNN

dnc balloon drop popper zc orig _00002915.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

This video will leave you oddly satisfied

00:45

Now playing

- Source: CNN

02 Hillary Clinton DNC convention July 28 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Hillary Clinton accepts Democratic nomination

01:39

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Fallen Muslim soldier's dad to Trump: Read Constitution

01:52

Now playing

- Source: CNN

US Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton reaches for ballooons on the final day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 28, 2016, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Video Ad Feedback

Hillary Clinton celebrates making history at DNC

00:48

Now playing

- Source: CNN

03 Hillary Clinton DNC convention July 28 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Hillary Clinton: I'm not here to take away your guns

01:05

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Clinton criticizes Trump for saying he can fix it alone

01:20

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Split DNC convention July 28 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Hillary Clinton thanks Bernie Sanders at DNC

01:26

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Katy Perry: I love Hillary Clinton

01:40

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Chelsea Clinton: Mom never forgets who she fights for

01:08

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Transgender woman makes history by speaking at DNC

00:53

Now playing

- Source: CNN

democratic national convention republican Ronald Reagan trump bts_00003008.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Former Reagan staffer: 'Trump, you're no Ronald Reagan'

01:03

Now playing

- Source: CNN

US President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25.

Video Ad Feedback

Obama, Biden, Kaine (the big 3) at the DNC in 90 seconds

01:30

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Hillary Clinton joins President Obama on stage at DNC

00:51

Now playing

- Source: CNN

03 Barack Obama DNC convention July 27 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Obama to DNC: Donald Trump offering slogans and fear

01:11

Now playing

- Source: CNN

05 Barack Obama DNC convention July 27 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Obama: No one more qualified than Hillary for president

01:44

Now playing

- Source: CNN

US Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25.

Video Ad Feedback

Joe Biden: Trump doesn't have a clue about middle class

01:49

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Bloomberg: Richest thing about Trump is his hypocrisy

01:49

Now playing

- Source: CNN

US Vice President nominee Tim Kaine acknowledges the crowd prior to delivering remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25.

Video Ad Feedback

Tim Kaine impersonates Donald Trump during speech

01:39

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Leon Panetta DNC convention July 27 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Panetta: Donald Trump cannot become Commander-in-Chief

02:41

Now playing

- Source: CNN

02 Barack Obama DNC convention July 27 2016

Video Ad Feedback

President Obama: Time to pass the baton to Clinton

01:28

Now playing

- Source: CNN

03 Tim Kaine DNC Convention July 27 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Tim Kaine: I humbly accept Vice Presidential nomination

00:54

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Mother of Orlando victim honors her son at DNC

01:47

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

The night Hillary Clinton made history in 90 seconds

01:37

Now playing

- Source: CNN

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26: A screen displays Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivering remarks during the evening session on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Video Ad Feedback

Hillary Clinton: We put biggest crack in glass ceiling

00:45

Now playing

- Source: CNN

A delegates holds up sign showing her support for Former Democratic Presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. \

Video Ad Feedback

With Bernie's supporters as the last votes were cast

02:15

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Bernie Sanders asks DNC to name Hillary Clinton nominee

01:32

Now playing

- Source: CNN

01 Bill Clinton DNC convention July 26 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Bill Clinton: Hillary a change-maker, the other is not

03:03

Now playing

- Source: CNN

dnc convention lena dunham america ferrera opening sot 01_00000205.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Ferrera: According to Trump, I'm probably a rapist

01:13

Now playing

- Source: CNN

The New York delegation casts their votes during roll call along with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25.

Video Ad Feedback

What conventioneers want to tell you about their state

01:24

Now playing

- Source: CNN

dnc convention roll call brother larry sanders sot _00012118.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Bernie Sanders gets emotional at DNC roll call

01:23

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland, speaks at the RNC

Video Ad Feedback

Mothers take stage at DNC to 'Black Lives Matter' chant

00:47

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Elizabeth Banks mocks Donald Trump at the DNC

Video Ad Feedback

Elizabeth Banks mocks Trump's convention entrance

00:53

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Lucy McBath Jordan Davis Mom DNC convention July 26 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Mother of slain black teen: Hillary Clinton supports us

01:29

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Howard Dean reenacts famous 2004 moment

00:45

Now playing

- Source: CNN

dnc convention bill clinton meeting hillary sot 01_00003423.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Bill Clinton tells story of how he met Hillary

02:23

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

'Mothers of the Movement' entire DNC convention speech

08:49

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

New Mexico gives 'Breaking Bad' a shout out at DNC

00:46

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Lena Dunham America Ferrera DNC convention July 26 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Lena Dunham and America Ferrera: Love trumps hate

05:30

Now playing

- Source: CNN

nancy pelosi dana bash dnc _00002003.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Rep. Pelosi: Clinton nomination 'beyond thrilling'

01:46

Now playing

- Source: CNN

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 19: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 42nd International Convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center on July 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clinton continues to campaign for the general election in November while the Republicans hold their national convention. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Video Ad Feedback

Hillary Clinton officially nominated for president

00:45

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

The night Democrats tried to unite in 90 seconds

01:30

Now playing

- Source: CNN

A Bernie Sanders supporter gestures during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2016. / AFP / Robyn BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Video Ad Feedback

Chants and jeers on day one of the DNC

01:17

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Bernie Sanders supporters march through downtown on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on July 25, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The convention is expected to attract thousands of protesters, members of the media and Democratic delegates to the City of Brotherly Love.

Video Ad Feedback

How to be a protester at the DNC

04:12

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Michelle Obama: America is greatest country on Earth

01:19

Now playing

- Source: CNN

DNC convention cory booker america rise sot _00004822.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Sen. Cory Booker: 'America, we will rise'

03:01

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Bernie Sanders takes the stage at the DNC Convention

Video Ad Feedback

Bernie Sanders takes the DNC stage, crowd goes crazy

01:00

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Elizabeth Warren: Trump should never be president

02:04

Now playing

- Source: CNN

01 Elizabeth Warren DNC convention july 25 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Michelle Obama: 'When they go low, we go high'

01:42

Now playing

- Source: CNN

dnc convention bernie sanders supporters unify with hillary clinton bts_00003804.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Sanders surrogates call for DNC to unify behind Clinton

01:34

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Bernie Sanders: Hillary Clinton must become president

01:02

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Sarah Silverman: 'Bernie or bust' people are ridiculous

01:15

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Bernie Sanders: Election is about the American people

03:13

Now playing

- Source: CNN

dnc convention elizabeth warren voters coming for you sot_00000309.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Elizabeth Warren warns GOP: Voters are coming for you

01:00

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Disability rights advocate: Hillary has invested in me

01:50

Now playing

- Source: CNN

01 Al Franken DNC convention July 25 2016

Video Ad Feedback

'SNL' alum Sen. Al Franken mocks Trump university

03:39

Now playing

- Source: CNN

01 karla ortiz DNC convention july 25 2016

Video Ad Feedback

Child of undocumented parents: I am American

02:17

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Vermont Senator and former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25.

Video Ad Feedback

Sanders: Democratic platform is against TPP trade deal

01:07

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Sanders booed after voicing support for Clinton

01:18

Now playing

- Source: CNN

dnc debbie wasserman schultz steps down nr_00004911.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

DNC chairwoman to resign after convention

01:22

Now playing

- Source: CNN

clinton path to nominee tom foreman pkg_00000801.jpg

Video Ad Feedback

Hillary Clinton's path to her party's nomination

02:40

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

DNC chair won't speak at convention after email leak

01:43

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Video Ad Feedback

Philadelphia's other historic convention

01:45

Now playing

- Source: CNN

U.S. Senator-elect Tim Kaine speaks to supporters at the Downtown Richmond Marriot after winning the Virginia U.S. Senate seat on November 6, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia.

Video Ad Feedback

Who is Tim Kaine?

01:00

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Story highlights

Clinton will accept the nomination Thursday

President Obama and Vice President Biden will speak Wednesday

Philadelphia CNN —

Hillary Clinton officially won the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday. Then, Bill Clinton took the Democratic National Convention on a 45-minute tour through the former first lady, senator and secretary of state’s biography.

“In the spring of 1971,” he began, “I met a girl.”

Bill Clinton’s case for Hillary Clinton as a “change-maker” headlined the convention’s second day. It followed first lady Michelle Obama stealing the show Monday, when she made the case that Clinton’s character and temperament makes her a strong role model for America’s children – while taking thinly-veiled shots at Trump.

Wednesday, it’s President Obama and VP nominee Tim Kaine.

Here’s what to watch the next two nights in Philadelphia:

Wednesday

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will both be on hand to make their case for Clinton – potentially overshadowing the rest of the evening’s roster.

But also introducing himself to the nation Wednesday night will be Tim Kaine, just days after being tapped by Clinton as her running mate. He’s a former Richmond mayor, Virginia governor and senator, and Democratic National Committee chairman, but he’s never run nationally before.

Clinton will get a shot of independent credibility from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who will denounce Trump and make his case for Clinton. Bloomberg aligns with Democrats on issues like gun control and immigration, but his coziness with Wall Street could make some liberal activists uneasy.

Thursday

Clinton will accept the Democratic nomination and deliver one of the biggest speeches of her political life – on par with declaring in China that “women’s rights are human rights” and more important than her 2008 concession speech in which she declared she’d placed “18 million cracks” in the glass ceiling.

She’ll take a page from Trump’s book in doing so.

Trump was introduced by his daughter, Ivanka. And Clinton will be introduced by her daughter, Chelsea.

What the two daughters have in common: Both have the capacity to humanize their parents, who are among the least-liked major party nominees in history.

Retired Gen. John Allen, who led the war in Afghanistan, will also be among the night’s marquee speakers.