Kerry's Performance at the Democratic Convention

By David Brooks,

Robert Siegel

Published July 30, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's Robert Siegel is joined by political columnists David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post to talk about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, and whether the four-day convention was a success.

David Brooks

David Brooks is a frequent commentator on NPR's All Things Considered, and appeared frequently on The Diane Rehm Show.

Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.