Former President Jimmy Carter will address the Democratic National Convention in September by video, the DNC announced Tuesday. The speech will get a prime-time spot on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
“President Carter is one of the greatest humanitarian leaders of our time and a champion of democracy around the globe,” said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the 2012 Democratic National Convention chairman. “A lifelong champion of human rights and investments in education and energy to spur economic development, President Carter will provide unique insight into President Obama’s ability to move our country forward and why we need his vision and leadership for a second term. President Obama is fighting for the next steps in our nation’s economic recovery, to reclaim America’s promise on behalf of hard-workers, the strivers, the dreamers, who ask only for a fair shot and a fair shake.”
Democrats are slowly announcing their own speaker lineup while the Republican’s schedule gets lots of media attention. So far, Bill Clinton, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are also on the agenda in Charlotte.
