President-elect Barack Obama appeared with his former rival at a bipartisan dinner honoring Sen. John McCain on January 19, 2009, the eve of Obama's inauguration.
Winners and losers together after election: 2008 —
President-elect Barack Obama appeared with his former rival at a bipartisan dinner honoring Sen. John McCain on January 19, 2009, the eve of Obama's inauguration.
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President George W. Bush shakes hands with 2004 rival Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, a year after the election at a ceremony for Bush to sign a bill that Kerry co-sponsored.
2004: Bush vs. Kerry —
President George W. Bush shakes hands with 2004 rival Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, a year after the election at a ceremony for Bush to sign a bill that Kerry co-sponsored.
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President-elect George W. Bush appears with his former Democratic rival then-Vice President Al Gore in Washington on December 19, 2000, after Bush had met with President Bill Clinton earlier in the day. The meeting with Gore was the first since Gore conceded the disputed election to Bush a week earlier and more than a month after Election Day.
2000: Bush vs. Gore —
President-elect George W. Bush appears with his former Democratic rival then-Vice President Al Gore in Washington on December 19, 2000, after Bush had met with President Bill Clinton earlier in the day. The meeting with Gore was the first since Gore conceded the disputed election to Bush a week earlier and more than a month after Election Day.
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President Bill Clinton talks with former Sen. Bob Dole, his presidential rival four years earlier, before making remarks at the WWII Memorial groundbreaking ceremony in Washington on October 11, 2000.
1996: Clinton vs. Dole —
President Bill Clinton talks with former Sen. Bob Dole, his presidential rival four years earlier, before making remarks at the WWII Memorial groundbreaking ceremony in Washington on October 11, 2000.
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President Bill Clinton and former President George H.W. Bush watch the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team during the dedication ceremony for Bush's presidential library at Texas A&M University in College Station Texas in November 1997.
1992: Bush vs. Clinton —
President Bill Clinton and former President George H.W. Bush watch the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team during the dedication ceremony for Bush's presidential library at Texas A&M University in College Station Texas in November 1997.
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President Ronald Reagan attends the dedication ceremony for Jimmy Carter's presidential library in Atlanta in October 1986, nearly six years after Reagan had defeated him in his bid for a second term.
1980: Carter vs. Reagan —
President Ronald Reagan attends the dedication ceremony for Jimmy Carter's presidential library in Atlanta in October 1986, nearly six years after Reagan had defeated him in his bid for a second term.
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Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, whom Carter had defeated in 1976, met with President-elect George H.W. Bush shortly after his election in November 1988.
1976: Carter vs. Ford —
Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, whom Carter had defeated in 1976, met with President-elect George H.W. Bush shortly after his election in November 1988.
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President Lyndon Johnson meets with President-elect Richard Nixon at the White House in November 1968. Nixon had defeated Democrat Hubert Humphrey after Johnson decided against seeking re-election.
1968: Johnson and Nixon —
President Lyndon Johnson meets with President-elect Richard Nixon at the White House in November 1968. Nixon had defeated Democrat Hubert Humphrey after Johnson decided against seeking re-election.
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