The document provides biographical information on the 2000 presidential election candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush, as well as their running mates. It discusses their education backgrounds, prior experience, and personal details. Minor party candidates Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader are also mentioned.

2. Election of 2000

3. Al Gore (D)
• Born in Washington DC but
raised in Tennessee.
• Graduate of Harvard.
• Served in the Army as a
journalist in Vietnam.
• Served in Congress for 17
years in both the House and
Senate (1976 – 1993)
• Vice President under Bill
Clinton from 1993-2001.

4. George W. Bush (R)
• Born in Connecticut but raised
in Texas.
• Graduated from Yale and
Harvard Graduate School.
• Served in Texas Air National
Guard.
• Son of President, Grandson of a
Senator.
• Part owner of Texas Rangers
until he successfully ran for
Governor of Texas in 1994.

5. Vice –Presidential
Candidates

6. Minor Party Candidates
• Reform Party Presidential candidate Pat
Buchanan, left, and Green Party Presidential
candidate Ralph Nader.

11. • Republican candidate from
Arizona.
• 71 years old.
• Graduate US Naval Academy
– 23 years in US Navy
– Fighter Pilot in Vietnam
– POW in Vietnam for 6 years
• Political Experience
– House of Reps 4 years
– Senate 22 years
• Personal
– Married 2X; 7 Children

12. John Kerry
• Senator from
Massachusetts.
• Vietnam Vet.

14. Supreme Court
President Bush

15. The Surge
• The surge refers to United
States President Bush's
2007 increase in the
number of American
troops in order to provide
security to Baghdad and
Al Anbar Province.
• Commander of
Multinational Force Iraq
was counter-insurgency
expert General David
Petraeus.

17. • Democrat candidate from
Illinois.
• 47 years old
• Columbia University and
Harvard Law School.
• Political Experience
– State Legislator 7 years
– Senate 4 years
• Personal
– Married with 2 children
• First African American to run
for President

19. Supreme Court
President Obama