1. * Victor's Vow: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best ___ ability, preserve, protect, and defend..." (See #21A for a Related Clue)
4. * The Election of November 7th, 2000 takes place on it
11. * Presidential Palace: The White ___
13. * ELECTION FLASHBACK: This President was elected by the House of Representatives which had to break a deadlock in the Electoral College that existed between him and Aaron Burr (who became his Vice-President)
15. Social insect
16. Charged lepton
18. * The Democratic Party Convention 2000 was held here, for short
19. Mary Pickford co-founded this org.
20. * Reply given by a Presidential Candidate when asked who the winner will be
21. * Continued from #1A: "...the ___ of the United States."
25. * Some Presidential hopefuls will see their popularity ___ in the polls prior to Election Day
26. Humans breath it
27. Airline letters
28. * Some will do it on November 7th, 2000
32. Bird that cannot fly
33. Letter of the Greek alphabet
34. Warm season, in France
36. * ELECTION 2000: Pursuer of the Presidency
39. * A new President is elected every four what?
42. * College Roommate of the Candidate at #59A: Tommy ___ Jones
44. Force: Latin
47. Hit Hard
48. * For Example: Education, Foreign Policy and Health Care
53. Steering in the UK
54. Food scrap
55. Negatively charged atom
56. * ELECTION 2000: Washington Wannabe
59. * ELECTION 2000: Being just a Vice wasn't still Nice for this Gore any More
61. French pronoun
62. In the vicinity of
63. Part of a James Dean movie title
64. Chicken King connecter
65. * This President was elected, defeated, then elected again
69. * Best-selling Book written by the Candidate at #59A: "___ in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit"
71. * Childhood Claim: "When I grow up, I'm going to be the President of the United States of ___!"
72. * The Candidate at #59A supports it, with "Trade"