George W. Bush Moves to D.C. to Begin Transition

President-elect George W. Bush began meeting with the powerful leadership of the country in the nation's capital, discussing economics with Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan over breakfast this morning. Bush told reporters after the early meeting that "I talked with a good man right here. We had a very strong discussion about my confidence in his abilities." Before returning to Austin on Tuesday, the president-elect will also meet with various members of congress, including both Republicans and Democrats, and is scheduled to meet with President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore tomorrow.

Republican leaders of Congress Dennis Hastert and Trent Lott, as well as Democrat and Speaker of the House Dick Gephardt, will meet with Bush in private sessions. Bush has already named retired General Colin Powell as his secretary of state and has added several other members to his cabinet recently. Among the new appointments are Condoleezza Rice, a Stanford political science professor, as national security advisor, Texas Supreme Court Justice Alberto Gonzalez as White House legal counsel, and Karen Hughes as counselor to the president. President-elect Bush will meet with prospective cabinet members at the Madison Hotel today as he rounds out his closest ring of advisors.

Meanwhile, Bush's wife Laura will meet with Hillary Rodham-Clinton about the Bush's move into the presidential mansion. While the Bush's spend some time in Washington before heading back home to Texas, the country's electors, including the 25 from Florida which drew so much attention in recent weeks, will meet to officially cast the electoral votes that will place George W. Bush in the country's highest office.