The process of running for presidency

Postelection Briefings

Presidents-elect begin receiving daily intelligence briefings, in which they receive exactly the same publication—the President’s Daily Brief—that is prepared for the incumbent president right up to Inauguration Day.

7 November 2000 came and went with no president-elect. The uncertain outcome of the election in Florida, owing to the “hanging chads,” resulted in a month’s delay before briefings could begin. However, President Clinton ultimately approved briefings for Bush even before the Supreme Court resolved the election.Wiley provided the first briefing, on 5 December at the Governor’s Mansion.

Austin On

Election Day

The Presidential Debates

between Al Gore and George Bush

1st Debate: University of Massachusetts, Boston,3 October, 2000.

2nd Debate: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 11 October, 2000.

3rd Debate: Washington University, St. Louis, 17 October, 2000.

Domestic issues dominated all the debates, but the moderators ensured there were some exchanges related to international affairs. Intelligence issues arose only indirectly or by implication.