2016 DNC primetime speaking lineup unveiled; Bernie Sanders gets Monday slot

In the wake of Don­ald Trump’s vice pres­i­den­tial selec­tion announce­ment, the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion Com­mit­tee (DNCC) has unveiled the speak­ing line­up for the 2016 DNC, which will take place in Philadel­phia, Penn­syl­va­nia, fol­low­ing the Repub­li­can Nation­al Con­ven­tion in Cleve­land next week.

“While Repub­li­can lead­er­ship con­tin­ues to run away from Don­ald Trump, and refuse to par­tic­i­pate in the upcom­ing Repub­li­can con­ven­tion, the Demo­c­ra­t­ic con­ven­tion will show­case enor­mous­ly pop­u­lar nation­al lead­ers, ris­ing stars from across the coun­try and a diverse range of every­day Amer­i­cans who will inspire the nation,” read an announce­ment from the DNCC and Hillary Clin­ton’s campaign.

Here’s a pre­view of each night’s speak­ing line­up and theme:

Mon­day: Unit­ed Together
Fea­tur­ing First Lady Michelle Oba­ma, Sen­a­tor Bernie Sanders and DREAM­er Astrid Silva
Gav­el time expect­ed at 3:00 PM

Mon­day will focus on putting the future of Amer­i­can fam­i­lies front and cen­ter and how we’re stronger togeth­er when we build an econ­o­my that works for every­one, not just those at the top and when every­one has a chance to live up to their God-giv­en poten­tial. DREAM­er Astrid Sil­va will share her sto­ry and her fight to keep fam­i­lies together.

Tues­day: A Life­time of Fight­ing for Chil­dren and Families
Fea­tur­ing Pres­i­dent Bill Clin­ton and Moth­ers of the Movement
Gav­el time expect­ed at 4:00 PM

Tues­day will fea­ture the roll call vote and how Hillary has spent her entire career work­ing to make a dif­fer­ence for chil­dren, fam­i­lies, and our coun­try. The Moth­ers of the Move­ment par­tic­i­pat­ing include Gwen Carr, Moth­er of Eric Gar­ner; Syb­ri­na Ful­ton, Moth­er of Trayvon Mar­tin; Maria Hamil­ton, Moth­er of Don­tré Hamil­ton; Lucia McBath, Moth­er of Jor­dan Davis; Lez­ley McSpad­den, Moth­er of Michael Brown; Cleopa­tra Pendle­ton-Cow­ley, Moth­er of Hadiya Pendle­ton; Gene­va Reed-Veal, Moth­er of San­dra Bland.

Wednes­day: Work­ing Together
Fea­tur­ing Pres­i­dent Barack Oba­ma and Vice Pres­i­dent Joe Biden
Gav­el time expect­ed at 4:30 PM

On Wednes­day speak­ers will take an in-depth look at just how high the stakes are in this elec­tion and how Hillary has the expe­ri­ence and steadi­ness to bring peo­ple togeth­er to tack­le the big chal­lenges and get real results.

Thurs­day: Stronger Together
Hillary Clin­ton and Chelsea Clinton
Gav­el time expect­ed at 4:30 PM

On the final day of the con­ven­tion, Hillary will speak about her vision for our coun­try – her belief that we are stronger togeth­er and that Amer­i­ca is at its best when we work togeth­er to solve our problems.

No speak­ing role has yet been announced for Eliz­a­beth Warren.

But War­ren fans should­n’t pan­ic — addi­tion­al speak­ers are going to be announced in the com­ing days and she is almost cer­tain to have a speak­ing role, although what that role is will depend on whether or not she is cho­sen as Clin­ton’s run­ning mate. (Were she not being con­sid­ered, she’d prob­a­bly already be on the list.)

In 2012, War­ren was billed as the warmup speak­er for Bill Clin­ton, although in our view, her remarks were just as com­pelling as his.