Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday on the third night of the Democratic National Convention here in Chicago. Walz played up his time as a former high school football coach and outlined his achievements as governor.

Gov. Tim Walz: “We made sure that every kid in our state gets breakfast and lunch every day. So, while other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours.”

The iconic talk show host Oprah Winfrey was the surprise speaker of the night. In her first speech ever to a political convention, Winfrey gave a ringing endorsement for Kamala Harris for president.

Oprah Winfrey: “Soon, and very soon, we’re going to be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, two idealistic, energetic immigrants — immigrants — how this child grew up to become the 47th president of the United States.”