Harris prepares for history-making speech at the Democratic convention
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver what is arguably the biggest speech of her life Thursday night, when she will make history as the first Black woman and first Asian American person to accept a major party’s nomination for president.
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver what is arguably the biggest speech of her life Thursday night, when she will make history as the first Black woman and first Asian American person to accept a major party’s nomination for president.
Harris intends to focus her speech on three areas: sharing her personal and professional background, contrasting her vision for America with the one offered by former President Donald Trump and rooting her vision in “a deep and abiding sense of patriotism,” according to a campaign official, who, like others for this article, requested anonymity to share details about the remarks.
The speech — which will reach far beyond the thousands of Democrats gathered in Chicago to a national prime-time audience — will be one of her most significant opportunities for her to define herself since she took over the top of the ticket from President Joe Biden last month.
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Harris has been crafting the speech over the past two weeks, making trips to Howard University in Washington, D.C., for both debate preparation and speechwriting sessions, said two sources familiar with her preparations who requested anonymity to speak candidly.
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