Sixty Years of Election-Night Drama

The President takes a phone call in the Oval Office from Democratic opponent John Kerry, who conceded the contest after a tense night of ballot counting by election officials in Ohio.
Eric Draper / The White House / Getty

2004, George W. Bush Re-elected
The President takes a phone call in the Oval Office from Democratic opponent John Kerry, who conceded the contest after a tense night of ballot counting by election officials in Ohio.

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