National Convention - Closing Lunch
Closing Luncheon
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1-2:30 pm
Delta Ballroom BCD
Speaker: Harold Ford, Jr.
U.S. Representative, D-Tenn. (1997-2007); NBC News Analyst;
Chair, National Democratic Leadership Council
Interview with Harold Ford, Jr.: Coming soon...
Ford Bio:
Harold Ford, Jr. served Tennessee in the United States Congress for 10 years. Described by President Bill Clinton as “the walking, living embodiment of where America ought
to go in the 21st century,” Ford is now a visting Professor of Public Policy at Vanderbilt University, Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council and Vice Chairman of
Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc.
Ford recently left Fox News to join NBC, where he can currently be seen analyzing the 2008 Presidential Election on David Gregory's "Race for the White House" (MSNBC,
6 p.m. EST). Being a Washington insider, he is able to provide unique commentary on the candidates, the issues, and how November's results will affect our nation.
During his 5 terms in the Congress, Ford’s focus was results. Having served on both
the Financial Services and Budget Committees, his passion for free enterprise and
balanced budgets and confidence in American ingenuity to overcome any foe bolsters
his belief that America’s best days are in front of us. The challenge and opportunity to
grow America’s economy, strengthen our moral stature and standing in the world, find
ways to free us from our dependence on oil and modernize our military to better be able
to fight the enemies of democracy and tolerance around the world continues to inspire
his work today. He believes that government is most effective when it’s working for the
betterment of everyone.
Ford is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he got his B.A . in American
history, and the University of Michigan Law School. Ford also serves on the Pentagon’s
Transformation Advisory Group (TAG), an assembly of current and former military
commanders, political figures, academics and business leaders who advise the Pentagon
on how to modernize our armed forces to meet and defeat 21 st century threats. Ford
is also an overseer on the board at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and a
member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Ford lives in Memphis and Nashville and has offices in New York and Nashville.
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