1. Bush Clinton Bush Obama
US PRESIDENTS
Bush Clinton Bush Obama

3. GEORGE H. W. BUSH
Economic problems due to high budget deficit
Recession and job loss by 1992
Savings and Loan Scandal
Due to misuse of funds
Bailed out by tax money
Supreme Court appointments (2)
David Souter, 1990
Clarence Thomas, 1991

4. Foreign Policy Cold War ended in 1991
Invasion of Panama – due to drug issues
Noriega brought to US for trial
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Operation Desert Storm
Bosnia
Milosevic carried out ethnic cleansing
Bosnia Serbs targeted by non-Serbs

6. WILLIAM CLINTON 1993-2001 Health Care Reform proposed – failed
Economic Prosperity – longest period of economic growth in the history of the US
Madeleine Albright – Sec. of State
Impeachment, Dec acquitted

7. Foreign Policy Middle East – Israeli/Palestinian talks Bosnia Kosovo
Haiti
Global Economy
NAFTA EU
WTO

9. GEORGE W. BUSH
Economic recession – by 2008, worst since the Great Depression
No Child Left Behind
Violence in schools – gun debate
Immigration issues – illegal immigration
Social Security proposals

10. Foreign Policy Sept. 11 Middle East – no solutions
War in Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Afghanistan – Taliban
North Korea
Iran
Africa
Kosovo

12. BARRACK OBAMA 2009- Economic bailouts Health care reform
Infrastructure repair
Illegal immigration
Social Security/Medicare

13. Foreign Policy
Iraq
Afghanistan
Middle East
North Korea

14. How has the Presidency changed from the time of Washington?