PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS

George W. Bush

43rd President Of The United States (2001-2009)

Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009




Inaugural Highlights


Date: Jan. 20, 2001
First Address (Jan. 20, 2001)
Second Address (Jan. 20, 2005)

First 100 Days


Presidential Priorities:
• Tax cuts
• Faith-based initiatives
• Education reform

George W. Bush was still struggling with questions of legitimacy when he came into office in 2001. Just a few weeks after the presidential recount concluded, 38 percent of respondents in a Jan. 19 Gallup survey maintained that Bush's opponent, Al Gore, actually won the election. (More)


First-Persons

Franklin Graham: "The nation was still licking its electoral wounds and I labored to construct a prayer that would invoke God's power. Millions would be listening."








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