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This is a timeline of major events leading up to, during, and following, the 2000 United States presidential election, which took place on November 7, 2000.

Republican Party ticket

Governor George W. Bush

Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney

Democratic Party ticket

Vice President Al Gore

Senator Joe Lieberman

1996

November 5: Bill Clinton wins the 1996 United States presidential election, defeating Republican Bob Dole, and is reelected for a second term.^[1]

1997

January 9: In a joint session of the United States Congress, the results of the Electoral College are formally counted. In his role as President of the Senate, Vice President Al Gore reads the results and declares Bill Clinton the winner of the 1996 presidential election.^[2]
January 20: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bill Clinton and Al Gore are inaugurated for a second term as President and Vice President of the United States, respectively. This is the last presidential inauguration of the 20th century.^[3]

1998

January 27: BBC speculates on a Gore presidency amidst the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal.^[4]

1999

January 1999

January 25: Bill Bradley, former professional basketball player and former Democratic Senator from New Jersey, announces his candidacy for the presidential election.^[5]

March 1999

March 9: During an interview with CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, Gore stated, "During my service in the United States Congress I took the initiative in creating the internet."^[6] Following the interview, a widely spread urban legend that Gore claimed to have invented the internet, began.^[7]

April 1999

April 13: John McCain, Republican Senator from Arizona, who had previously postponed his announcement due to the Kosovo War, declares his intention to run for the presidency.^[8]

June 1999

June 12: George W. Bush, the Governor of Texas and the eldest son of former president George H. W. Bush, declares his interest in running for president, and enters the Republican primaries.^[9]
June 16: Gore launches his presidential campaign, entering the Democratic primaries.^[10]^[11]

September 1999

September 21: Alan Keyes, former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination.^[12]

December 1999

December 30: The Bush Campaign announces a record-breaking $67 million raised from over 171,000 people, throughout 1999.^[9]

2000

September 2000

September 14: Gore pokes fun at the internet controversy, on the Late Show with David Letterman.^[13]

2001

References

^ Levy, Michael. "United States presidential election of 1996". Encyclopædia Britannica.
^ "It's official: Clinton wins". Tampa Bay Times. January 10, 1997.
^ "The 1997 Inauguration". clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov.
^ "Al Gore: Waiting in the wings". BBC. January 27, 1998.
^ Fournier, Ron (January 25, 1999). "Bradley Kicks off 2000 Campaign". Washington Post.
^ "Transcript: Vice President Gore on CNN's 'Late Edition'". CNN. March 9, 1999.
^ Mikkelson, David (May 5, 2005). "Did Al Gore Say 'I Invented the Internet'?". Snopes.
^ "Election 2000 briefs". CNN. April 13, 1999. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "6/12/99" (PDF). CBS News. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2018.
^ "Gore launches presidential campaign". CNN. June 16, 1999.
^ "Al Gore's candidacy speech in full". The Guardian. June 16, 1999.
^ "NEW HAMPSHIRE : Keyes Officially Joins Presidential Race". Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1999.
^ "Gore Does Dave". CBS News. September 14, 2000.

[1] Levy, Michael. "United States presidential election of 1996". Encyclopædia Britannica.

[2] "It's official: Clinton wins". Tampa Bay Times. January 10, 1997.

[3] "The 1997 Inauguration". clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov.

[4] "Al Gore: Waiting in the wings". BBC. January 27, 1998.

[5] Fournier, Ron (January 25, 1999). "Bradley Kicks off 2000 Campaign". Washington Post.

[6] "Transcript: Vice President Gore on CNN's 'Late Edition'". CNN. March 9, 1999.

[7] Mikkelson, David (May 5, 2005). "Did Al Gore Say 'I Invented the Internet'?". Snopes.

[8] "Election 2000 briefs". CNN. April 13, 1999. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007.

[GWB_Timeline-9] "6/12/99" (PDF). CBS News. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2018.

[10] "Gore launches presidential campaign". CNN. June 16, 1999.

[11] "Al Gore's candidacy speech in full". The Guardian. June 16, 1999.

[12] "NEW HAMPSHIRE : Keyes Officially Joins Presidential Race". Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1999.

[13] "Gore Does Dave". CBS News. September 14, 2000.

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