George W
Events (1539)
- March 9, 1953: Supreme Court Creates ‘State Secrets’ Privilege in Ruling 1953-03-09
- May 26, 1972: US, USSR Enter Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 1972-05-26
- May 23, 1979: Carter Issues Executive Order Allowing Warrantless Wiretapping of Foreign Sources 1979-05-23
- December 4, 1981: Executive Order Establishes ‘National Security Letters’ 1981-12-04
- June 4, 1992: FBI Investigates Ties Between George W. Bush and Saudi Money 1992-06-04
- February 9, 1995: Clinton Executive Order Extends Warrantless Surveillance Capabilities of Justice Department 1995-02-09
- January 20, 1997: Clinton Re-Inaugurated; Atlanta Rules Applied at This and Other Events 1997-01-20
- December 4, 1997: Taliban Representatives Visit Unocal in Texas 1997-12-04
- August 10, 1999 and After: Davidian Evidence Reexamined 1999-08-10
- September 23, 1999: In Campaign Speech, Bush Warns against Terrorism, Calls for Military ‘Transformation’ 1999-09-23
- December 2, 1999: Bush Declares Need to Overthrow Saddam Hussein 1999-12-02
- March 6, 2000: New York Times Decries Recent ‘Issue Ads’ by Group Sympathetic to Bush Campaign, Says Ads Are Symptomatic of Dysfunctional Campaign Finance Laws 2000-03-06
- March 7, 2000: McCain Campaign Files Complaints over Bush Campaign Ads, Says Ads Violate Campaign Finance Law 2000-03-07
- March 12, 2000: Presidential Candidate George Bush Meets with Suspected Supporter of US-Designated Terrorist Groups 2000-03-12
- May 17, 2000: Bush Allegedly Says He Will Take Saddam Hussein Out 2000-05-17
- June 30, 2000: New Campaign Finance Law Requires ‘527’ Organizations to Disclose Donors, Expenditures, Funding 2000-06-30
- August 3, 2000: Bush Announces Intention to Withdraw US from ABM Treaty 2000-08-03
- September 2, 2000: CIA Officer Tells Bush that Americans Will Die in a Terrorist Attack and Shows Him a Mock Bomb to Highlight the Threat 2000-09-02
- September 29, 2000: Presidential Candidate Bush Promises to Clean-Up Power Plants and Reduce CO2 Emissions 2000-09-29
- October 3, 2000: Bush Accuses Gore of Advocating Nation-Building in Presidential Debate 2000-10-03
- October 5, 2000: Vice Presidential Candidates Advocate Tough Stance Toward Iraq; Cheney Says the Use of Force against Iraq May Be Necessary 2000-10-05
- October 11, 2000: Candidate Bush Falsely Asserts ‘Humble’ Middle East Foreign Policy 2000-10-11
- October 11, 2000: Bush Again Accuses Gore of Advocating Nation-Building, Hides Own Advocacy 2000-10-11
- October 12, 2000: Candidate Bush Responds to Terrorism Question with Missile Shield Proposal 2000-10-12
- November 1, 2000 and After: Bush Campaign Preparing to Defy Electoral College if Gore Wins Electoral Tally, Loses Popular Vote 2000-11-01
- 7:00 a.m. November 7, 2000 and After: Palm Beach County Voters Complain of Confusing Ballots 2000-11-07
- November 7, 2000: 93 Percent of Florida’s African-American Voters Cast Votes for Gore; Many Not Counted 2000-11-07
- November 7, 2000: Florida Denies Thousands of African-Americans Their Vote 2000-11-07
- November 7-8, 2000: Fox News Election Anchor and Bush Cousin Pre-Emptively Calls Election for Bush, Influencing Future Coverage 2000-11-07
- 7:50 p.m., November 7, 2000: AP, Networks Project Gore Winner of Florida, Making Him Projected Winner of Presidential Election 2000-11-07
- After 7:50 p.m. November 7, 2000: Supreme Court Justice on Projected Gore Victory: ‘This Is Terrible’ 2000-11-07
- 9:30 p.m. November 7, 2000: Early Projections of Gore Win in Florida Retracted, State Reverts to ‘Too Close to Call’ Status 2000-11-07
- After 3:30 a.m. November 8, 2000: Bush Campaign Message: Bush Has Won Florida 2000-11-08
- Morning, November 8, 2000: Bush Asserts Victory in Florida 2000-11-08
- November 8-9, 2000: Many Democrats Blame Nader for Costing Gore Critical Votes 2000-11-08
- 2:15 a.m. November 8, 2000: Fox News, Other Networks Project Bush as Winner of Florida, US Presidency 2000-11-08
- 2:30 a.m. - 3:15 a.m. November 8, 2000: Gore Briefly Concedes Election 2000-11-08
- 3:30 a.m. November 8, 2000: Gore Retracts Concession 2000-11-08
- After 3:30 a.m. November 8, 2000 and After: Bush Campaign Prepares Florida Secretary of State for Election Controversy 2000-11-08
- 3:57 a.m. - 4:15 a.m. November 8, 2000: Networks Again Classify Florida as ‘Too Close to Call’ 2000-11-08
- Early Morning, November 8, 2000: Presidential Election Too Close to Call; Florida Orders Machine Recount 2000-11-08
- Evening, November 8, 2000: Republican, Democratic Lawmakers Spar over Palm Beach ‘Butterfly Ballot’ on CNN; Palm Beach Elections Supervisor Angered at Democrat’s Criticisms and Claims 2000-11-08
- Mid-Morning, November 8, 2000: Gore, Bush Campaigns Send ‘Quick Response’ Teams to Florida to Handle Election Conflict; Serious Problems Reported 2000-11-08
- 5:00 p.m. November 9, 2000: Florida Recounts Continue; Official Tallies May Not Be Available for Days 2000-11-09
- November 9, 2000: ’Butterfly Ballot’ Confused Florida County Voters into Casting Presidential Votes for Third-Party Candidate, Lawsuit Filed 2000-11-09
- November 9, 2000: Presidential Campaigns Handle Post-Election Affairs Differently 2000-11-09
- November 9, 2000: Gore Campaign Asks for Recount of Four Florida Counties, Bush Accuses Gore of ‘Cherry-Picking’ Counties for Recounts 2000-11-09
- November 9, 2000: US Presidential Election Still Undecided; Gore Has Slim Popular, Electoral Vote Leads 2000-11-09
- November 9, 2000: Editorial Attempts to Calm Voters Uneasy Due to Florida Recounts 2000-11-09
- November 10, 2000: New York Times Says Gore Consideration of Legal Recourses in Florida Election ‘Worrying,’ Asks Gore to Let Results Stand 2000-11-10