{"id":21,"date":"2022-05-01T22:13:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/bushinfo\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2022-05-19T17:46:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T17:46:58","slug":"presidency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/bushinfo\/presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"George W. Bush: President of the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 26, 2000 to January 19, 2009<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A. Election<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 2000 presidential election was held on November 7, 2000. Complications in Florida<\/a> delayed the outcome of the race. George W. Bush was declared president of the United States on November 26, 2000, but the election was contested and not official until Al Gore conceded on December 13, 2000. Bush won with a total of 271 electoral votes, compared to 266 electoral votes for Gore. At the time, he was the fourth US president in history to win the election despite losing the popular vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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B. Inaugurations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bush was sworn into office as the 43rd President of the United States on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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C. Other<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During his presidency, Bush received an honorary Doctor of Laws from his alumnus Yale on May 25, 2001, and in 2010, Bush’s book Decision Points<\/em> was published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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D. Actions as President<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our research shows his following acts as president (legislation he has signed, signing statements, executive orders he has issued, vetoes, pardons and commutations he has given, proclamations and correspondence) from January 20, 2001 to January 19, 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Acts by Year<\/th>		B.
Legislation
Signed<\/a> <\/th>		C.
Signing
Statements<\/a> [1]<\/sup><\/a>”When the President signs a bill into law, he may issue a statement explaining why he is approving the legislation. These statements were traditionally brief and generally did not contain … Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span>