(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Al Gore, 45th vice president of the ... Bush but later retracts his concession. Florida is too close to call for either Bush or Gore. November 9, 2000 ...

Al Gore thanked Mike Pence ... fight harder — in the 36 days from election night to his concession speech in the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial 5-4 decision in Bush v.

The Florida recount crucial to the presidential election of 2000 was preceded by events that proved to be just as unusual. Much of the confusion that reached into the upper echelons of both campaigns ...

While a concession speech isn't required by U.S ... When Republican George W. Bush beat Democrat Al Gore in 2000, Gore said he "spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the ...

While a concession speech isn't required by U.S. law or the Constitution ... When Republican George W. Bush beat Democrat Al Gore in 2000, Gore said he "spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him ...

For Al Gore, the 2000 election returns were triply ... This was a reference to the election-night concession to Bush that Gore issued and then retracted an hour later. Then Gore turned serious ...

But so it went for Al Gore. Presiding over a sometimes raucous ... Instead, he hewed to the words of his own concession speech on 13 December. ”Partisan rancor must now be put aside,” he ...

Addressing a crowd of more than 800 on Friday, former Vice President Al Gore and Connecticut ... decision and — 36 days later — a concession by the Gore-Lieberman ticket.

An hour later, he called again to take back the concession, much to Bush’s chagrin ... Democratic candidate Al Gore typed a message to aides on his BlackBerry: “Please make sure that ...

Can a candidate take back a concession? Yes – and it has happened before in a presidential race. In the historically tight 2000 election, Vice President Al Gore conceded to George W.