The president of the United States in the year 2000 was Bill Clinton. He was serving his second term and was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits established by the 22nd Amendment
. The presidential election held on November 7, 2000, resulted in George W. Bush winning the presidency, but he did not take office until January 20, 2001. Bush, the Republican candidate and then-governor of Texas, narrowly defeated the incumbent Vice President Al Gore, the Democratic candidate, in a highly contested election
. So, during the entire calendar year 2000, Bill Clinton was the sitting president, with George W. Bush becoming president starting in 2001
