The following is a

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of the presidency of Bill Clinton, from January 1, 2000 to January 20, 2001.

January 2000

*January 27 – President Clinton delivered his final

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before a

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. *January 29 – President Clinton delivered remarks to the

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in Davos, Switzerland.

September

September 26 - President Clinton delivered remarks in Georgetown University law school. Clinton talked about the role of government, the spreading of democracy, voting irregularities in Serbia, trade with China, and the inter connectivity of different countries.

November

* November 7 – The 2000 United States presidential election took place. Florida quickly became the deciding factor in the election, although networks were unable to project a winner in the state (and therefore in the election) and a recount was triggered. * November 7 – The Republican Party won 221 seats to Democrats' 214 in the

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; however, Republicans lost 4 seats in the

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for a 50-50 split, and Democrats thereby took Senate control briefly, since

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was still

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from January 3 until the inauguration of Dick Cheney on January 20.

December

* December 13 – The Republican Party presidential nominee

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became

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following the

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decision in ''

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''. * December 19 – President Clinton met with President-elect George W. Bush at the Oval Office to discuss the transition of power between the

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January 2001

* January 3 – The 107th United States Congress convened with the Republican Party having a 221-seat majority in the House of Representatives, while the Democratic Party briefly controlled the Senate until January 20. * January 3 – First Lady

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was sworn in as a

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. * January 6 – In a

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, the results for the electoral college were counted. In his role as President of the Senate, Vice President

read the results and declared President-elect

the winner of the 2000 presidential election. * January 18 – President Clinton delivered his farewell address in the Oval Office. * January 20 – President Clinton completed his two terms in office and left the White House for the final time as Commander-in-chief. * January 20 –

was

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as the 43rd president of the United States, at noon EST. Bill Clinton, now the former president, returned to

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to begin his post-presidency.

References

External links

Miller Center Clinton Presidential Timeline