| P2000 Calendar. Highlights on the Road to the White House |
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| January 2000 |
| Jan 1 | Sat | Y2K causes chaos with utilities, financial transactions, communications, transportation...? No, didn't happen. | |
| Jan 2 | Sun | ||
| Jan 3 | Mon | U.S. Treasury Department makes matching fund payments totalling $16.9 million to eight candidates (the eight candidates are certified to receive a total of $34.0 million). | |
| Jan 4 | Tue | ||
| Jan 5 | Wed | New Hampshire Primary Debate Partnership Democratic debate at UNH in Durham, NH. | |
| Jan 6 | Thu | New Hampshire Primary Debate Partnership Republican debate at UNH in Durham, NH. | |
| Jan 7 | Fri | South Carolina Republican Party sponsors Republican candidate debate. | |
| Jan 8 | Sat | Des
Moines Register sponsors Democratic candidate debate.
New Hampshire Presidential Candidates Youth Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. |
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| Jan 9 | Sun | NHRSC presidential primary gala dinner "A Salute to the Next President" in Durham, NH. | |
| Jan 10 | Mon | Republican
debate at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. |
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| Jan 11 | Tue | ||
| Jan 12 | Wed | ||
| Jan 13 | Thu | RNC Winter Meeting in San Jose, Calif. | |
| Jan 14 | Fri | RNC Winter Meeting in San Jose, Calif. | |
| Jan 15 | Sat | RNC
Winter Meeting in San Jose, Calif. Des Moines Register sponsors Republican candidate debate. |
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| Jan 16 | Sun | ||
| Jan 17 | Mon | "Iowa Brown-Black Presidential Forum" (Democrats) in Des Moines, IA. | |
| Jan 18 | Tue | ||
| Jan 19 | Wed | AARP NH Presidential Primary Project candidates forum in Manchester, NH. | |
| Jan 20 | Thu | 27th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Arlington, VA. | |
| Jan 21 | Fri | 27th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Arlington, VA. | |
| Jan 22 | Sat | 27th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Arlington, VA. | |
| Jan 23 | Sun | ||
| Jan 24 | Mon | Alaska
Republican straw poll/caucus. Iowa caucuses. |
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| Jan 25 | Tue | ||
| Jan 26 | Wed | Orrin
Hatch announces the end of his presidential campaign in Washington, DC.
WMUR-TV and CNN nationally televised debate--Republicans. WMUR-TV and CNN nationally televised debate--Democrats. |
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| Jan 27 | Thu | ||
| Jan 28 | Fri | ||
| Jan 29 | Sat | ||
| Jan 30 | Sun | ||
| Jan 31 | Mon | ||
| February 2000 | Top |
| Feb 1 | Tue | New Hampshire primary. | |
| Feb 2 | Wed | ||
| Feb 3 | Thu | ||
| Feb 4 | Fri | Gary Bauer announces the end of his presidential campaign in a press conference in Washington, DC. | |
| Feb 5 | Sat | ||
| Feb 6 | Sun | ||
| Feb 7 | Mon | ||
| Feb 8 | Tue | Delaware Republican primary. | |
| Feb 9 | Wed | ||
| Feb 10 | Thu | Steve Forbes announces the end of his presidential campaign in a press conference in Washington, DC. | |
| Feb 11 | Fri | ||
| Feb 12 | Sat | National Committee of the Reform Party meets in Nashville, TN, removes Jack Gargan as chairman and elects Pat Choate. | |
| Feb 13 | Sun | ||
| Feb 14 | Mon | Donald Trump ends his presidential exploratory effort. | |
| Feb 15 | Tue | South
Carolina BIPEC debate (Republicans) in Columbia, SC.
Libertarian candidate Harry Browne announces candidacy. |
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| Feb 16 | Wed | ||
| Feb 17 | Thu | ||
| Feb 18 | Fri | ||
| Feb 19 | Sat | South Carolina Republican primary. | |
| Feb 20 | Sun | ||
| Feb 21 | Mon | Consumer
advocate Ralph Nader announces candidacy for the Green Party's
presidential
nomination. Democratic debate at Apollo Theater in New York City. |
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| Feb 22 | Tue | Arizona Republican primary; Michigan Republican primary. | |
| Feb 23 | Wed | ||
| Feb 24 | Thu | ||
| Feb 25 | Fri | ||
| Feb 26 | Sat | ||
| Feb 27 | Sun | Puerto Rico Republican primary. | |
| Feb 28 | Mon | ||
| Feb 29 | Tue | Washington
primary. North Dakota Republican caucuses; Virginia Republican primary. |
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| March 2000 | Top |
| Mar 1 | Wed | Los Angeles Times and CNN nationally televised debate--Democrats. | |
| Mar 2 | Thu | Los Angeles Times and CNN nationally televised debate--Republicans. | |
| Mar 3 | Fri | ||
| Mar 4 | Sat | ||
| Mar 5 | Sun | ||
| Mar 6 | Mon | ||
| Mar 7 | Tue | Mega-Primary
Day.
Primaries in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Missouri, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. Hawaii Democratic caucuses, Idaho Democratic caucuses, Minnesota Democratic caucuses, North Dakota Democratic caucuses, Washington Democratic caucuses. |
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| Mar 8 | Wed | ||
| Mar 9 | Thu | Bill
Bradley ends his presidential campaign in West Orange, NJ.
John McCain announces he is suspending his presidential campaign, in Sedona, AZ. |
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| Mar 10 | Fri | Western Primary--Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. | |
| Mar 11 | Sat | Arizona Democratic primary; Michigan Democratic caucuses. | |
| Mar 12 | Sun | Nevada Democratic precinct meetings. | |
| Mar 13 | Mon | ||
| Mar 14 | Tue | Primaries in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas. | |
| Mar 15 | Wed | ||
| Mar 16 | Thu | ||
| Mar 17 | Fri | ||
| Mar 18 | Sat | ||
| Mar 19 | Sun | ||
| Mar 20 | Mon | ||
| Mar 21 | Tue | Illinois primary. | |
| Mar 22 | Wed | ||
| Mar 23 | Thu | ||
| Mar 24 | Fri | ||
| Mar 25 | Sat | Alaska Democratic caucuses. | |
| Mar 26 | Sun | ||
| Mar 27 | Mon | Settling the dispute over leadership of the Reform Party, U.S. District Court Judge Norman K. Moon rules that Pat Choate is chairman of the Reform Party. | |
| Mar 28 | Tue | ||
| Mar 29 | Wed | ||
| Mar 30 | Thu | ||
| Mar 31 | Fri | ||
| April 2000 | Top |
| Apr 1 | Sat | ||
| Apr 2 | Sun | ||
| Apr 3 | Mon | ||
| Apr 4 | Tue | Primaries in Kansas and Wisconsin. | |
| Apr 5 | Wed | ||
| Apr 6 | Thu | Vice President Gore names Warren Christopher to lead his vice presidential search. | |
| Apr 7 | Fri | ||
| Apr 8 | Sat | ||
| Apr 9 | Sun | ||
| Apr 10 | Mon | ||
| Apr 11 | Tue | ||
| Apr 12 | Wed | ||
| Apr 13 | Thu | ||
| Apr 14 | Fri | ||
| Apr 15 | Sat | ||
| Apr 16 | Sun | ||
| Apr 17 | Mon | ||
| Apr 18 | Tue | ||
| Apr 19 | Wed | ||
| Apr 20 | Thu | ||
| Apr 21 | Fri | ||
| Apr 22 | Sat | ||
| Apr 23 | Sun | ||
| Apr 24 | Mon | ||
| Apr 25 | Tue | Pennsylvania
primary. Gov. Bush names Dick Cheney to lead his vice presidential search. |
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| Apr 26 | Wed | ||
| Apr 27 | Thu | ||
| Apr 28 | Fri | ||
| Apr 29 | Sat | ||
| Apr 30 | Sun | ||
| May 2000 | Top |
| May 1 | Mon | ||
| May 2 | Tue | Primaries in Indiana, North Carolina and DC. | |
| May 3 | Wed | ||
| May 4 | Thu | ||
| May 5 | Fri | ||
| May 6 | Sat | ||
| May 7 | Sun | ||
| May 8 | Mon | ||
| May 9 | Tue | Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia. | |
| May 10 | Wed | ||
| May 11 | Thu | ||
| May 12 | Fri | ||
| May 13 | Sat | ||
| May 14 | Sun | ||
| May 15 | Mon | ||
| May 16 | Tue | ||
| May 17 | Wed | ||
| May 18 | Thu | ||
| May 19 | Fri | ||
| May 20 | Sat | ||
| May 21 | Sun | ||
| May 22 | Mon | ||
| May 23 | Tue | Primaries in Arkansas and Idaho. | |
| May 24 | Wed | ||
| May 25 | Thu | ||
| May 26 | Fri | ||
| May 27 | Sat | ||
| May 28 | Sun | ||
| May 29 | Mon | ||
| May 30 | Tue | Kentucky primary. | |
| May 31 | Wed | ||
| June 2000 | Top |
| Jun 1 | Thu | ||
| Jun 2 | Fri | ||
| Jun 3 | Sat | ||
| Jun 4 | Sun | ||
| Jun 5 | Mon | ||
| Jun 6 | Tue | Primaries in Alabama, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota. | |
| Jun 7 | Wed | ||
| Jun 8 | Thu | ||
| Jun 9 | Fri | ||
| Jun 10 | Sat | ||
| Jun 11 | Sun | ||
| Jun 12 | Mon | ||
| Jun 13 | Tue | ||
| Jun 14 | Wed | ||
| Jun 15 | Thu | ||
| Jun 16 | Fri | ||
| Jun 17 | Sat | ||
| Jun 18 | Sun | ||
| Jun 19 | Mon | RNC platform hearing in Dayton, Ohio. | |
| Jun 20 | Tue | ||
| Jun 21 | Wed | ||
| Jun 22 | Thu | ||
| Jun 23 | Fri | RNC platform hearing in Billings, Montana. | |
| Jun 24 | Sat | Greens (ASGP) National Nominating Convention in Denver, Colorado. | |
| Jun 25 | Sun | Greens (ASGP) National Nominating Convention in Denver, Colorado. | |
| Jun 26 | Mon | ||
| Jun 27 | Tue | ||
| Jun 28 | Wed | ||
| Jun 29 | Thu | ||
| Jun 30 | Fri | Libertarian National Convention in Anaheim, California. | |
| July 2000 | Top |
| Jul 1 | Sat | Libertarian National Convention in Anaheim, California. | |
| Jul 2 | Sun | Libertarian National Convention in Anaheim, California. | |
| Jul 3 | Mon | Libertarian National Convention in Anaheim, California. | |
| Jul 4 | Tue | ||
| Jul 5 | Wed | ||
| Jul 6 | Thu | DNC platform hearing in St. Louis, Missouri. | |
| Jul 7 | Fri | ||
| Jul 8 | Sat | ||
| Jul 9 | Sun | ||
| Jul 10 | Mon | July 10-17 Roughly 880,000 ballots mailed out for the Reform Party's national primary. | |
| Jul 11 | Tue | ||
| Jul 12 | Wed | ||
| Jul 13 | Thu | ||
| Jul 14 | Fri | ||
| Jul 15 | Sat | ||
| Jul 16 | Sun | ||
| Jul 17 | Mon | ||
| Jul 18 | Tue | ||
| Jul 19 | Wed | ||
| Jul 20 | Thu | ||
| Jul 21 | Fri | ||
| Jul 22 | Sat | ||
| Jul 23 | Sun | ||
| Jul 24 | Mon | ||
| Jul 25 | Tue | Gov. Bush names Dick Cheney as his vice presidential running mate. | |
| Jul 26 | Wed | RNC Summer Meeting in Philadelphia. | |
| Jul 27 | Thu | RNC Summer Meeting in Philadelphia. | |
| Jul 28 | Fri | RNC Summer Meeting in Philadelphia. | |
| Jul 29 | Sat | ||
| Jul 30 | Sun | ||
| Jul 31 | Mon | Republican National Convention at First Union Center in Philadelphia. | |
| August 2000 | Top |
| Aug 1 | Tue | Republican National Convention at First Union Center in Philadelphia. | |
| Aug 2 | Wed | Republican National Convention at First Union Center in Philadelphia. | |
| Aug 3 | Thu | Republican National Convention at First Union Center in Philadelphia. | |
| Aug 4 | Fri | Treasury Department wires $67.56 million to the Bush campaign. | |
| Aug 5 | Sat | ||
| Aug 6 | Sun | ||
| Aug 7 | Mon | ||
| Aug 8 | Tue | Vice President Gore names Joe Lieberman as his vice presidential running mate. | |
| Aug 9 | Wed | ||
| Aug 10 | Thu | Reform Party Convention, Long Beach, Calif. | |
| Aug 11 | Fri | Reform Party Convention, Long Beach, Calif. | |
| Aug 12 | Sat | Reform Party Convention, Long Beach, Calif. | |
| Aug 13 | Sun | Reform Party Convention, Long Beach, Calif. | |
| Aug 14 | Mon | Democratic National Convention at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. | |
| Aug 15 | Tue | Democratic National Convention at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. | |
| Aug 16 | Wed | Democratic National Convention at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. | |
| Aug 17 | Thu | Democratic National Convention at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. | |
| Aug 18 | Fri | Treasury Department wires $67.56 million to the Gore campaign. | |
| Aug 19 | Sat | ||
| Aug 20 | Sun | ||
| Aug 21 | Mon | ||
| Aug 22 | Tue | ||
| Aug 23 | Wed | ||
| Aug 24 | Thu | ||
| Aug 25 | Fri | ||
| Aug 26 | Sat | ||
| Aug 27 | Sun | ||
| Aug 28 | Mon | ||
| Aug 29 | Tue | ||
| Aug 30 | Wed | ||
| Aug 31 | Thu | Natural Law Party Convention, Alexandria, Virginia. | |
| September 2000 | Top |
| Sep 1 | Fri | Natural Law Party Convention, Alexandria, Virginia. | |
| Sep 2 | Sat | Natural Law Party Convention, Alexandria, Virginia. | |
| Sep 3 | Sun | Bush campaign announces its debate schedule. | |
| Sep 4 | Mon | Labor Day. Traditional start of the fall campaign. | |
| Sep 5 | Tue | ||
| Sep 6 | Wed | ||
| Sep 7 | Thu | ||
| Sep 8 | Fri | ||
| Sep 9 | Sat | ||
| Sep 10 | Sun | ||
| Sep 11 | Mon | ||
| Sep 12 | Tue | ||
| Sep 13 | Wed | ||
| Sep 14 | Thu | Treasury
Department wires $12.6 million to the Buchanan campaign.
Gore and Bush campaigns agree to debate schedule proposed by the CPD back in January. |
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| Sep 15 | Fri | XXVII Olympic Games in Sydney, September 15-October 1. | |
| Sep 16 | Sat | ||
| Sep 17 | Sun | ||
| Sep 18 | Mon | ||
| Sep 19 | Tue | ||
| Sep 20 | Wed | ||
| Sep 21 | Thu | ||
| Sep 22 | Fri | ||
| Sep 23 | Sat | ||
| Sep 24 | Sun | ||
| Sep 25 | Mon | ||
| Sep 26 | Tue | ||
| Sep 27 | Wed | ||
| Sep 28 | Thu | "The 3rd Party Presidential Debate" (Harry Browne, John Hagelin, Howard Phillips), RiverCentre, St.Paul, MN | |
| Sep 29 | Fri | Christian Coalition's annual conference "Road to Victory 2000." | |
| Sep 30 | Sat | Christian Coalition's annual conference "Road to Victory 2000." | |
| October 2000 | Top |
| Oct 1 | Sun | XXVII Olympic Games in Sydney, September 15-October 1. | |
| Oct 2 | Mon | ||
| Oct 3 | Tue | Commission on Presidential Debates' first presidential debate at University of Massachusetts in Boston, MA. | |
| Oct 4 | Wed | ||
| Oct 5 | Thu | Commission on Presidential Debates' vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, KY. | |
| Oct 6 | Fri | ||
| Oct 7 | Sat | ||
| Oct 8 | Sun | ||
| Oct 9 | Mon | ||
| Oct 10 | Tue | ||
| Oct 11 | Wed | Commission on Presidential Debates' second presidential debate at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. | |
| Oct 12 | Thu | ||
| Oct 13 | Fri | ||
| Oct 14 | Sat | ||
| Oct 15 | Sun | ||
| Oct 16 | Mon | ||
| Oct 17 | Tue | Commission on Presidential Debates' third presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. | |
| Oct 18 | Wed | ||
| Oct 19 | Thu | ||
| Oct 20 | Fri | Judicial Watch's "Ethics in Government 2000" Presidential Debate (Harry Browne, John Hagelin, Howard Phillips), Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC | |
| Oct 21 | Sat | ||
| Oct 22 | Sun | ||
| Oct 23 | Mon | ||
| Oct 24 | Tue | ||
| Oct 25 | Wed | ||
| Oct 26 | Thu | ||
| Oct 27 | Fri | ||
| Oct 28 | Sat | ||
| Oct 29 | Sun | ||
| Oct 30 | Mon | ||
| Oct 31 | Tue | ||
| November 2000 | Top |
| Nov 1 | Wed | ||
| Nov 2 | Thu | ||
| Nov 3 | Fri | ||
| Nov 4 | Sat | ||
| Nov 5 | Sun | ||
| Nov 6 | Mon | ||
| Nov 7 | Tue | Election Day. | |
| Nov 8 | Wed | ||
| Nov 9 | Thu | ||
| Nov 10 | Fri | ||
| Nov 11 | Sat | ||
| Nov 12 | Sun | ||
| Nov 13 | Mon | ||
| Nov 14 | Tue | ||
| Nov 15 | Wed | ||
| Nov 16 | Thu | ||
| Nov 17 | Fri | ||
| Nov 18 | Sat | ||
| Nov 19 | Sun | ||
| Nov 20 | Mon | ||
| Nov 21 | Tue | ||
| Nov 22 | Wed | ||
| Nov 23 | Thu | ||
| Nov 24 | Fri | ||
| Nov 25 | Sat | ||
| Nov 26 | Sun | Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certifies Gov. Bush as the winner in Florida with a margin of 537 votes over Vice President Gore. | |
| Nov 27 | Mon | ||
| Nov 28 | Tue | ||
| Nov 29 | Wed | ||
| Nov 30 | Thu | ||
| December 2000 | Top |
| Dec 1 | Fri | U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board et al. | |
| Dec 2 | Sat | ||
| Dec 3 | Sun | ||
| Dec 4 | Mon | ||
| Dec 5 | Tue | ||
| Dec 6 | Wed | ||
| Dec 7 | Thu | ||
| Dec 8 | Fri | ||
| Dec 9 | Sat | ||
| Dec 10 | Sun | ||
| Dec 11 | Mon | U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Bush v. Gore. | |
| Dec 12 | Tue | ||
| Dec 13 | Wed | Vice President Gore concedes in a televised address; President-elect Bush then addresses the nation. | |
| Dec 14 | Thu | ||
| Dec 15 | Fri | ||
| Dec 16 | Sat | ||
| Dec 17 | Sun | ||
| Dec 18 | Mon | Electors meet in each state and the District of Columbia | |
| Dec 19 | Tue | ||
| Dec 20 | Wed | ||
| Dec 21 | Thu | ||
| Dec 22 | Fri | ||
| Dec 23 | Sat | ||
| Dec 24 | Sun | ||
| Dec 25 | Mon | ||
| Dec 26 | Tue | ||
| Dec 27 | Wed | ||
| Dec 28 | Thu | ||
| Dec 29 | Fri | ||
| Dec 30 | Sat | ||
| Dec 31 | Sun | ||
| January 2001 | Top |
| Jan 1 | Mon | ||
| Jan 2 | Tue | ||
| Jan 3 | Wed | ||
| Jan 4 | Thu | ||
| Jan 5 | Fri | ||
| Jan 6 | Sat | Congress meets in joint session to officially certify electoral tally. | |
| Jan 7 | Sun | ||
| Jan 8 | Mon | ||
| Jan 9 | Tue | ||
| Jan 10 | Wed | ||
| Jan 11 | Thu | ||
| Jan 12 | Fri | ||
| Jan 13 | Sat | ||
| Jan 14 | Sun | ||
| Jan 15 | Mon | ||
| Jan 16 | Tue | ||
| Jan 17 | Wed | RNC Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. | |
| Jan 18 | Thu | RNC Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. | |
| Jan 19 | Fri | ||
| Jan 20 | Sat | Inauguration Day. | |
| Jan 21 | Sun | ||
| Jan 22 | Mon | ||
| Jan 23 | Tue | ||
| Jan 24 | Wed | ||
| Jan 25 | Thu | ||
| Jan 26 | Fri | ||
| Jan 27 | Sat | ||
| Jan 28 | Sun | ||
| Jan 29 | Mon | ||
| Jan 30 | Tue | ||
| Jan 31 | Wed |
Feb. 2-3, 2001 -- Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Washington, DC.