Presidential nominee John Kerry salutes during the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter in Boston, Thursday, July 29, 2004.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry is joined on stage with daughter Vanessa Kerry, wife Teresa Heinz Kerry and vice presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards, after Kerry's acceptance speech to the delegates during the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, July 29, 2004.
Jim Rassman, of Florence, Ore., a former Special Forces officer and Navy swiftboat crewmate of John Kerry in Vietnam, is joined by other Kerry crewmates on stage as he addresses the delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Boston on Thursday, July 29, 2004. Rassman talked of how Kerry saved his life in 1969.
Vanessa Kerry gestures to her sister, Alexandra, right, Thursday, July 29, 2004, 2004 at the FleetCenter in Boston at the Democratic National Convention.
Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.), speaks to delegates during the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter in Boston, Thursday, July 29, 2004.
Willie Nelson performs during the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter in Boston, Thursday, July 29, 2004.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to an audience during an event surrounding the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, July 29, 2004, in Boston.
Kweisi Mfume, president of the NAACP, addresses the delegates during the Democratic National Convention in Boston, July 29, 2004.
Julie Huckee of Vancouver, Wash., left, and Karen Titus of Longview, Wash., share a laugh on the floor of the FleetCenter in Boston, July 29, 2004, during the Democratic National Convention.
Delegate Joe Blanton, 76, from Scottsburg, Ore., listens during the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter in Boston, July 29, 2004.
Delegate Barbara Allen of Raleigh, N.C., cheers as she announces John Edwards' nomination by acclimation, during the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter in Boston, July 29, 2004.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards speaks to his party's Ohio delegation, July 29, 2004, in Boston.
E.G. "Red" Lackey, 90, a yellow dog Democrat since 1928, converses with Elizabeth Edwards, right, at a breakfast meeting of the Florida delegation to the Democratic National Convention, July 29, 2004. Edwards, wife of vice presidential nominee John Edwards, made a surprise appearence at the end of the meeting.
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, center, laughs with companions outside historic Faneuil Hall before addressing the Health Issues 2004 forum in Boston, July 29, 2004.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., addresses the Health Issues 2004 forum in Boston, July 29, 2004, the last day of the Democratic National Convention.
Protestors, many of them self-described Anarchists, march down Boylston Street on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, July 29, 2004.
Riot police rest near the barricades surrounding the FleetCenter in Boston, July 29, 2004, as they take a break from confronting demonstrators during the Democratic National Convention.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, reacts to a question about Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's policy positions during a Republican news conference in Boston, July 29, 2004. The Republicans hosted "Dems Extreme Makeover 2004" to rebut Democratic statements.
Donna Brazile, who served as Al Gore's campaign manager in the 2000 election, uses a video camera at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, July 29, 2004.
Sen. John Kerry strolls across the stage during a visit to FleetCenter in Boston, July 29, 2004. Kerry was to accept his party's nomination for president later in the day at the Democratic National Convention.