1. President Bill Clinton
January 20, 1993
January 20, 2001
Created & edited by Steve Armstrong
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2. 1992 Election

3. President Bush Bush’s approval rating slipped dramatically
Republicans questioned the wisdom of keeping Dan Quayle on the ticket

5. Gov. Bill Clinton
Gov. Clinton said that Republicans were bankrupting the USA
“It’s the economy, stupid.”
Democrats finally seemed unified -- the first time since 1964
Called for reform of government spending

6. Clinton met JFK in 1963

7. Clinton’s personal issues
Stated that he had caused “pain” in his marriage
Hillary said that was not the kind of woman who would just “stand by my man”
Clinton’s lack of military service did not become a major campaign issue
“I tried it, but didn’t inhale.”

8. Ross Perot
Perot said that he would spend his own money to campaign if citizens placed his name on the ballot in all fifty states
Called on government to solve the deficit problem

9. Clinton and Al Gore Clinton selected Sen. Al Gore as his running mate
This was the first ever “baby-boomer” ticket
Al Gore and wife Tipper had a good marriage, to contrast with the apparent rocky marriage of Bill and Hillary

10. Clinton’s victory Had the Conservative Revolution failed?
Four women, including Carol Mosely Braun, were elected to the Senate

11. Clinton Inauguration, 1992

12. Immigration changes 500,000 Vietnamese refugees arrived in the USA
More Hispanics crossed the border
Chinese and Korean immigrants arrived by the tens of thousands

14. Early Clinton initiatives
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” -> Clinton tried to make room for homosexuals in the military
Created a plan to reduce the federal deficits
Signed NAFTA => North American Free Trade Agreement, linking the American economy with that of Mexico & Canada
Brady Bill => the first serious gun control legislation since 1968
Banned ownership of assault weapons

15. Health care initiative, 1993
Clinton pushed for Congress to create an affordable health care program for all Americans
Hillary Clinton appeared before Congress to push this
Becoming complex, Congress proposed 27 versions of health care legislation

16. Economic agenda
Clinton wanted to balance the federal budget and reduce deficits
Clinton wanted higher corporate taxes
A compromise budget was agreed to, with V-P Gore giving the tie-breaking vote

17. Clinton signing Economic Stimulus Package

18. World Trade Center Bombing

19. WTC Bombing
February 23, a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda expoded a car bomb in the World Trade Center
6 killed - 1,000 injured
President Clinton ordered a full FBI investigation into this terrorist act

20. Republican Revolution, Act II
Republicans, led by Newt Gingrich, proposed a Contract with America
If Republican majorities were elected, Republicans promised to reduce federal spending
Promised tax cuts, balanced budgets

21. Gingrich v. Clinton
Clinton threatened to veto the Republican budget plan
Gingrich and the Republicans voted to shut down the government
The American public reacted harshly to this intransigence

22. Waco incident, 1993
FBI agents used force to break into the compound of cultist David Koresh
Koresh’s people killed 4 federal agents
More federal agents attacked Koresh’s compound, resulting in 77 deaths

23. Oklahoma City bombing, 1995
Extremist Timothy McVeigh destroyed a federal federal building
This bombing occurred on the 2nd anniversary of the WACO incident
161 deaths
Right-wing militia groups were brought to the public’s attention

24. Image of home-grown terrorism

25. Welfare reform, 1996 Clinton signed the first sweeping reform bill
Republican influence was evident in this new law
Democratic Party ideals were altered by the Republicans
Certain programs were cut

26. The new economy Stock market surge propelled the economy
New technologies boosted the economy
More corporations outsourced their production
Many blue-collar jobs were out of work

27. More Mideast Peace
Clinton promoted additional peace agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority

28. Clinton scandals Republicans had been investigating Clinton since 1994
Republicans spent 47 million tax dollars pursuing Clinton
The Lewinsky scandal led to Clinton’s impeachment in 1998
Clinton survived