The Election of 2000 and the Administration of George W. Bush

by Schlesinger, Arthur Meier; Israel, Fred L.; Mann, Jonathan H.

• ISBN13: 9781590843659
• ISBN10: 1590843657
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Mason Crest

Summary

The 2000 presidential election may have been the strangest in American history. For 36 days the nation watched and waited as ballots were counted and recounted in Florida. Ultimately, a controversial Supreme Court decision awarded Florida's 25 electoral votes to the Republican candidate, George W. Bush, giving him just enough votes to win the election. In The Election of 2000 and the Administration of George W. Bush, historian J. F. Watts analyzes and explains the pre- and post-election campaigns of Bush and his Democratic opponent, Al Gore. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
The Election of 2000	p. 17
Facts at a Glance	p. 42
Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Opinion	p. 47
Remarks by Gore and Bush on December 13, 2000	p. 61
Bush's Inaugural Address	p. 69
Bush Speaks on September 11	p. 77
Reducing Nuclear Weapons	p. 81
On New Palestinian Leadership	p. 95
Bush's Homeland Security Strategy	p. 103
Bush Signs Trade Bill	p. 119
Further Reading	p. 122
Index	p. 124
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