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Presidential Candidates Schedule of Key Events

IOWA EVENTS ARE IN BOLD TYPEFACE. 

last updated: October 20, 2003
Oct. 15

  • Hillary Clinton Live Chat (see website http://www.friendsofhillary.com/hillsangels/ .) Official "Hill Raisers" will be able to chat online with Hillary.

  • Howard Dean in Des Moines, Iowa, 3:00 pm for AARP Issue Forum. Location: Embassy Suites on the River, 101 East Locust Street

  • Dick Gephardt in Des Moines, Iowa, 3:00 pm for AARP Issue Forum. Location: Embassy Suites on the River, 101 East Locust Street

  • John Kerry in Des Moines, Iowa, 3:00 pm for AARP Issue Forum. Location: Embassy Suites on the River, 101 East Locust Street

  • Dennis Kucinich in Des Moines, Iowa, 3:00 pm for AARP Issue Forum. Location: Embassy Suites on the River, 101 East Locust Street

  • Carol Moseley Braun in Des Moines, Iowa, 3:00 pm for AARP Issue Forum. Location: Embassy Suites on the River, 101 East Locust Street

  • John Edwards in Des Moines, Iowa, 3:00 pm for AARP Issue Forum. Location: Embassy Suites on the River, 101 East Locust Street
Oct. 20
  • John Kerry on MSNBC's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews
  • John Kerry  campaigns in New Hampshire & Massachusetts
    1:00 pm "Every Child Matters" Forum. Location: University of NH in Durham
    2:30 pm environmental speech at the U of NH in Durham. Call 603-688-9100 for info
    5:30 pm meeting at Harvard University. Location: Kirkland House, Harvard University, Cambridge
     Howard Dean campaigns in Iowa
    10:30 am Town hall meeting in Sioux City. Location: UFCW Union Hall, 3038 S. Lakeport
    12:15 pm meeting in Le Mars. Location: Lally's Eastside Restaurant, 125 Plymouth St.
    1:45 pm meeting in Orange City. Location: public library, 112 Albany Avenue SE
    3:15 pm meeting in Rock Rapids. Location: Central Lyon High School, 1010 S. Greene Street
    4:45 pm meeting in Sibley. Location: public library, 406 9th Street
    6:15 pm meeting in Sheldon. Location: Kinbrae South Restaurant, 1111 South Highway 60
    8:15 pm meeting in Estherville. Location: Iowa Lakes Comm College, 300 South 18th Street, Rm. #16
Oct. 21

  • Howard Dean campaigns in Iowa
    8:30 am meeting in Emmetsburg. Location: McNally's Bake & Luncheonette, 1021 Broadway Street
    10:15 am meeting in Algona. Location: Chrome Truck Stop, junction 169 & Highway 18
    12:15 pm meeting in Klemme, location: home of Gloria Goll. 2405 160th Street
    1:45 pm meeting in Lake Mills. Location: Lake Mills High School, 104 South 4th Ave.
    3:30 pm meeting in Joice. Location: home of Curt Evans, 3833 Dogwood Avenue
    5:30 pm meeting in Osage. Location: Lula's Restaurant, 627 Main Street
    7:30 pm meeting in Mason City. Location: No. Iowa Comm College, Student Activity Center, 500 College Dr.

  • Elizabeth Edwards in Iowa City, Iowa, 9:00 am. Meets with Hawkeyes for Edwards group. Location: 214 North Linn Street

  • John Kerry campaigns in New Hampshire
    12:15 pm meeting in Manchester with Mayor Baines. Location: downtown businesses. Call 603-622-9100 for info
Oct. 22

  • Howard Dean campaigns in Iowa
    7:45 am tour of rural Iowa in areas affected by factory hog farms. Locations: I-35 and Hwy 18-122
    10:30 am meeting in Charles City. Location: public library, 106 Milwaukee Avenue
    12:00 pm meeting in New Hampton. Location: home of Kit & Judy O'Donohoe, 271 South Locust Street
    2:30 pm meeting in Elkader. Location: Johnson's Restaurant, 916 High Street
    4:30 pm meeting in Waukon. Location: home of Mary Jane White, 204 Allamakee Street
    7:00 pm meeting in Cresco. Location: Crestwood High School Student Union, 1000 Schroder Dr.

  • John Edwards campaigns in Iowa
    9:30 am meeting in Dubuque. Location: home of Mary Lynn Neuhaus, 1595 Montrose Terrace
    12:00 pm meeting in Manchester. Location: home of Ron & Judy McMahon, 145 East Clara Avenue
    1:15 pm meeting in Elkader. Location: Elkader Deli, 105 North Main Street
    2:45 pm meeting in Waukon. Location: Gus & Tony's Pizza & Steak, 508 West Main Street
    4:00 pm meeting in Decorah. Location: Mabe's Pizza, 110 East Water Street
    5:45 pm meeting in New Hampton. Location: home of County Attorney Pat Wegman, 259 South Locust
    7:30 pm meeting in Parkersburg. Location: home of Rod & Susie Baker, 204 Brookside Drive

  • John Kerry campaigns in Iowa.
    12:00 pm meeting in Iowa City. Location: University of Iowa. Call 515-288-5504 for info
    2:00 pm meeting in Washington. Location: Buc's Steakhouse, 112 North Iowa Avenue
    5:00 pm meeting in Montrose. Location: Ogo's on 129 1st Street
    7:30 pm meeting in Burlington. Location: Big Muddy's on 710 North Front Street

  • Wesley Clark speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, 11:00 am. Location: University Center, U of NH, 400 Commercial Street.
Oct. 23

  • John Edwards campaigns in Iowa
    10:00 am meeting in Cedar Falls. Location: Vibe Coffeehouse, 909 West 23rd Street
    1:00 pm meeting in Des Moines. Location: Archie Brooks Comm. Center, 2100 SE 5th Street

  • John Kerry campaigns in Iowa.
    8:00 am meeting in Davenport. Location: Thunder Bay Grill, 6511 North Brady Street
    1:00 pm meeting in Muscatine. Locaton: Bootleggers, 214 Iowa Avenue
    5:00 pm meeting in Tipton. Location: Cedar River Family Restaurant, 101 4th Street
    7:30 pm meeting in Maquoketa. Location: Comfort Inn, 910 Nairn Drive (Hwy 61, exit 156)
       This is a fundraising event for Senator Roger Stewart
Oct. 24

  • John Kerry campaigns in New Hampshire.
    1:00 pm meeting in Exeter, New Hampshire
    5:30 pm Meeting in Manchester. Location: home of Senator Lou D'Allesandro, 332 St. James Avenue.
          Call Kate at 603-622-9100 or
    7:30 pm meeting in Merrimack. Location: home of Gale & James Taylor, 18 Abbey Road.
          Call Andrew 603-622-9100 or

  • John Edwards campaigns in South Carolina. Details TBA

  • Dennis Kucinich campaigns in Miami, Florida, 6:00 pm
    Latino Vote 2003 -- SW Voter Registration Education Project. Reception/Dinner
    Location: Radisson Hotel Miami, 1601 Biscayne Boulevard. Call Patricia Gonzales 210-922-0225 for info.
Oct. 25

  • Wesley Clark in Iowa -- attends Culver Fall Festival with former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, 3:00-6:00 pm. Location: 711 County Line Road, Des Moines

  • John Kerry campaigns in New Hampshire
    9:30 am  in Whitefield -- addresses members of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO at their 46th Annual Constitutional Convention
          Call 603-622-9100 or for info
    12:15 pm meeting in Hanover. Location: home of Robert & Debra Ashton, 6 Occom Ridge.
          Call Adam at 603-298-3354 or

  • John Edwards campaigns in South Carolina. Details TBA.

  • Carol Moseley Braun campaigns in Wisconsin
    8:00 am Annual James Howard Baker Breakfast in Milwaukee. Location: 2944 North 9th Street
    12:00 pm speech in Milwaukee. Grand opening for Marvin Pratt for Mayor Headquarters, 2323 N. Martin Luther King Dr.
    7: 00 pm keynote speaker for Global Alliance for Peace and Justine, Schaumburg. Location: 50 Martingale Road.

Oct. 26

DEBATE

  • DNC-sponsored Presidential Candidate Debate in Detroit, Michigan. Hosted by members of the Congressional Black Caucus. All presidential candidates invited.

Oct. 27

  • Carol Moseley Braun speech in Durham, New Hampshire, 11:00 am. "Every Child Matters" Location: 73 Main Street
Oct. 28

  • John Kerry campaigns in New Hampshire
    5:30 pm meeting in Plaistow. Location: home of Bill & Carol Verge, 5 Balsam Way.
          Call 603-622-9100 or
    7:30 pm meeting in East Kingston. Location: home of Kim & Jackson Casey, 109 Giles Road
          Call Kelly 603-430-9990 or kfarrell@johnkerry.com
Nov. 4

DEBATE

Rock the Vote Debate in Boston, Massachusetts. Sponsored by CNN, broadcast live.
  Town Meeting forum will allow young voters to question democratic candidates on the latest issues.

Nov. 15

  • Annual Iowa state Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, 6:30 pm. Location: Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines. Attending candidates thus far: Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, John Kerry, Dennis Kucinich, Joe Lieberman, Carol Moseley Braun

Jan. 4

DEBATE

  • Des Moines Register Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate. Scheduled for 2 pm in the Maytag Auditorium at Iowa Public Television (IPTV) facilities in Johnston, IA and will be televised statewide via IPTV.
Jan. 6, 2004

  • Democrat Candidates Debate. Neal Conan, host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation," will moderate.

Jan. 11

  • Iowa Brown & Black Coalition's presidential candidate forum in Des Moines, Iowa. Location & time TBA. 

The Caucuses Schedule

Jan. 19, 2004

Iowa Caucuses

Jan. 27, 2004

New Hampshire Primary

Feb. 3, 2004

Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina Primaries. New Mexico Caucuses

Feb. 8, 2004

Maine Caucuses
Feb. 10, 2004 Virginia Primary and Washington, DC Primary or Caucuses
Feb. 17, 2004 Wisconsin Primary
Feb. 24, 2004 Idaho Caucuses
Feb. 27, 2004 Utah Primary
Mar. 2, 2004 California, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New  York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont Primaries. Hawaii and Minnesota Caucuses.
Mar. 9, 2004 Louisiana Primary
July 18-21, 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA
Aug. 28-
Sept. 2, 2004		 Republican National Convention, New York City
Nov. 2, 2004 GENERAL ELECTION

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