I think it's going to be a terrible time for this country.

If the Florida recount was just a one-time anomaly, it would still be one of the most interesting

political chapters in American history.

But of course, it's much more than that.

This promise is to be one of the closest races in American presidential history.

I'm running for president of the United States.

There's no turning back.

Now, more or George W. Bush, he will be the 44th president of the United States.

Right here on the pitch.

As goes Florida, we'll go to the nation.

Advisors say the key to a push victory remains Florida.

Tonight a lot of shower breathing, a lot of four smiles, a lot of white knuckles.

Please don't know who's going to be the next president.

Florida, Florida, Florida.

Lesson nine, practice discipline.

In the crushing confusion of an election night that turned into an election month, the

Bush team made an important choice.

They put the decision making into the hands of one person, James Baker.

This is Baker two days after the election on the Today Show.

What we really ought to do is back off here for a minute, stop talking about file and

lawsuits and things like that and let this recap proceed in an orderly way in accordance

with the law of Florida.

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