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The length of a full four-year term of office for a president of the United States usually amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). The listed number of days is calculated as the difference between dates , which counts the number of calendar days except the first day ( day zero ).
2000 Electoral College vote results Outgoing President Bill Clinton and President-elect George W. Bush in the Oval Office on December 19, 2000. The oldest son of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, George W. Bush emerged as a presidential contender in his own right with his victory in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election.
The following articles cover the timeline of Bush's presidency, and the time leading up to it: Pre-presidency: 1999–2001. George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign; Presidential transition of George W. Bush; Presidency: 2001–2009. Timeline of the George W. Bush presidency (2001) Timeline of the George W. Bush presidency (2002)
When George H.W. Bush took the oath of office in 1989, he became the first person in nearly 150 years to have been elected president directly after serving as vice president.
Through previous administrations, the elder Bush had ubiquitously been known as "George Bush" or "President Bush", but following his son's election, the need to distinguish between them has made retronymic forms such as "George H. W. Bush" and "George Bush Sr." and colloquialisms such as "Bush 41" and "Bush the Elder" more common. [294]
Bush became president after one of the most contentious elections in modern history, and gave a speech focused on civility. President George W. Bush's first inauguration speech: Full text Skip to ...
President George W. Bush delivers his first inaugural address, January 20, 2001. January 20 – George W. Bush's presidency begins with his inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.; the oath of office is administered by Chief Justice William Rehnquist. In his inaugural address, the president pledges to "work to build a ...
During his time in the White House, President George W. Bush was known for his love of giving other people nicknames — "Pootie Poot" (Russian President Vladimir Putin), "Bushie," (First Lady ...