On June 4 , 2008 , Obama named Kennedy , along with Jim Johnson and Eric Holder , to co-chair his Vice Presidential Search Committee . ( Johnson withdrew one week later . ) Filmmaker Michael Moore called on Kennedy to " Pull a Cheney " , and name herself as Obama 's vice presidential running mate ( Dick Cheney headed George W. Bush 's vice presidential vetting committee in 2000 — Cheney himself was chosen for the job ) . On August 23 , Obama announced that Senator Joe Biden of Delaware would be his running mate . Kennedy addressed the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver , introducing a tribute film about her uncle , Senator Ted Kennedy
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
Caroline Kennedy