Bill ClintonBill Clinton1993--20011993--2001DemocratDemocratArkansasArkansas

Vp: Vp: Al GoreAl Goreborn: born: August 19, August 19,

1946 (age 63)1946 (age 63) FYI:The first Baby

Boomer president

(1) Election of (1) Election of ‘92‘92

o Democrat William Clinton, Arkansas gov

(43.0% of the vote) o Republican incumbent

George H. W. Bush (37.4% of the vote) o Billionaire populist H. Ross

Perot ran as an independent

(18.9% of the vote)

o Bush lost popularity by breaking his 1988 campaign pledge against raising taxes. Remember: “Read My Lips…”

o The economy had sunk into recession, and the President's perceived best strength, foreign policy, was regarded as much less important following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the relatively peaceful climate in the Middle East following the defeat of Iraq in the First Gulf War

Why’d Bush lose???Why’d Bush lose???

19921992

***In the 1990’s, the US had highest health care costs in the world while being the only major democracy with a large % of the population still lacking basic medical insurance. o Healthcare was one of the highest priorities of Clinton, who set up the Task Force on Nat’l Health Care, chaired by 1st Lady Hillary

(3) Healthcare Reforms - (3) Healthcare Reforms - 19931993

o Announced plan to Congress on Sept 22, ‘93. o Required each US citizen and permanent resident

to enroll in a qualified health plan; could not leave that plan until

covered by another o Unpopular due to its complexity and the fact that

Americans suspected this plan would cause an increase in

taxes. o His “plan” wasDefeated in Congress.Because of a fear of A tax increase

(2) "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (2) "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policypolicy

o Clinton's attempt to fulfill a campaign promise of allowing openly gay men and lesbians serving in the armed forces was the subject of criticism.

[criticism for being too tentative in promoting gay rights and for being too insensitive to military life.]

o Congress - which has sole power under the U.S. Constitution to regulate the armed forces - implemented the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, stating that homosexual men and women may serve in the military as long as their sexuality is kept secret.

(4) Family and Medical (4) Family and Medical Leave ActLeave Act

o Shortly after taking office, Clinton signed the Family and

Medical Leave Act of 1993, which required large employers to allow their employees to take unpaid leave because of pregnancy,

adoption of a child, or serious medical condition.

(5) NAFTA(5) NAFTAo Clinton promoted another controversial issue

during this period regarding free trade. o 1993: Clinton supported the North American

Free Trade Agreement for ratification by the U.S. Senate. NAFTA called for eliminating many of the tariffs set on products traded among the United States, Canada and Mexico

(6) Janet Reno(6) Janet Reno

o First (and to date, only) female Attorney General of the U.S.

o Served from 1993-2001 (both terms of Clinton)

(7) World (7) World Trade Trade Center Center

BombingBombing

o On February 26, 1993, a massive bomb exploded in the parking garage of the north tower of the World Trade Center building in New York City, killing six people and leaving a crater six stories deep in the building's basement floors

o Planned by a group of terrorists of Middle Eastern descent; Ramzi Yousef is known as the “mastermind”

o A new form of international terrorism had emerged that was not state-sponsored: NO COUNTRY COULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

o consisted of "loose networks" of militant Muslims

(8) Waco,TX/ Branch (8) Waco,TX/ Branch Davidian SectDavidian Sect

o Religious sect descended from Seventh Day Adventists- suspected of inappropriate sexual encounters with children on ranch

o On February 28, 1993, the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms attempted to search the Branch Davidian ranch at Mount Carmel, a property located nine miles outside Waco, Texas. An exchange of gunfire resulted in the deaths of four agents and six Davidians. A subsequent 51-day siege by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ended on April 19 when fire destroyed the compound.

o Approximately 77 cult members, including David Koresh, died in the skirmish, either of gunshot wounds or from the fire.

o The FBI was criticized for what were seen as heavy-handed tactics to end the siege and newly-appointed Attorney General Janet Reno was forced to defend her decision to use tanks and tear gas

(9) Somalia(9) Somaliao 1991: Civil War widespread famine and deatho 1992: UN sends monitors to oversee ceasefireo Dec 1992: US sent troops to help secure the UN’s

humanitarian efforts in Somaliao Clinton will continue the US assistance but will try to

limit US involvemento Oct 3, 4: 18 US soldiers died in the Battle of

Mogadishu; all American combat forces were ordered home by March 31.

Now Somalia is known for their Pirates and hijacking ships)

(10) Whitewater Scandal(10) Whitewater Scandalo Political controversy over the real estate dealings

of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates Jim and Susan McDougal in the Whitewater Development Corporation, a failed business venture in the 1970s and 1980s In Arkansas

**Conclusion? “Insufficient evidence” to charge the Clintons with criminal wrongdoing

Ole Slick Willie…

(11) Oklahoma City (11) Oklahoma City BombingBombingo April 19, 1995: a truck

bomb destroyed a federal building in OK City, killing 168 peopleo destroyed about half of the building, damaged/destroyed

300 other buildings, and was felt as far as 30 miles away o Timothy McVeigh was charged with the crime (most

likely reason was he was mad at the government for the Waco incident ** and he was coo-coo. coo-coo) and was executed on June 11, 2001

o Accomplice Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prisono Largest act of US terrorism until 9-11

Timothy McVeigh, 26

OK City bombing memorial

Bombing CasualtiesBombing Casualtieso The toll eventually reached 168 confirmed dead, not

including an unmatched leg that might be from a possible, unidentified 169th victim. Of these, 160 were killed in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, four people in the Athenian Building, one woman in a parking lot across the street, a man and woman in the Oklahoma Water Resources building, and a rescue worker struck in the head by debris. The victims ranged in age from three months to seventy-three, not including unborn children of three pregnant women. Nineteen of the victims were children, including fifteen who were in the America's Kids Day Care Center

(12) 1996 presidential (12) 1996 presidential electionelection

o [D] Bill Clinton/Al Gore (49.2% of pop vote)o [R] Bob Dole/Jack Kemp (40.7% of pop vote) o Reform candidate Ross Perot (8.4%)

o Clinton is the first Democrat to win reelection to the presidency since Franklin Roosevelt; he benefited from an economy which recovered from the early 1990's recession and a relatively stable world stage

Election of 1996Election of 1996

(20) (20) UnabomberUnabomber

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynskiis an American mathematician

who carried out a campaign of bombings and mail bombings which killed three people and wounded 23.

His brother recognized his picture and turned him in

Why?- CRAZY!!! Mad at US Government

(13) Atlanta Olympics (13) Atlanta Olympics BombingBombingo The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist

bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first of four committed by Eric Robert Rudolph. Two people died, and 111 were injured.

o Why? Revealing his motives for the first time, Eric Robert Rudolph blames the death and violence behind the four bombings he's confessed to in Georgia and Alabama on the legalization of abortion and "aberrant sexual behavior."

o All the wierdo’s in 1 place!!! Rudolph will likely serve his time at a "supermax" federal prison in Florence, Colorado, which also houses "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. There is no parole in the federal prison system.

America’s America’s Most Wanted Most Wanted

PhotosPhotos

o Five years after Eric Rudolph had been last seen, a police officer noticed a homeless man routing through the trash behind a market at 4:30 in the morning. He took the man to the police station and noticed a resemblance to a wanted poster of Rudolph. Rudolph’s identity was confirmed and in August 2005 he was found guilty and sentenced to four life terms in prison.

(14) State of the (14) State of the EconomyEconomy

We benefited from an economy which recovered from the early 1990's recession

(15) Clinton Impeachment(15) Clinton Impeachmento 1998: 2nd president to be impeached by the

House of Representatives (the other being Andrew Johnson).

o Two charges against him were for perjury and obstruction of justice. The perjury charge arose from Clinton's testimony about his relationship to Monica Lewinsky during a sexual harassment lawsuit (later dismissed, appealed and settled for $850,000) brought by former Arkansas-state employee Paula Jones. The obstruction charge was based on his actions during the investigation of that testimony. Acquitted by Senate

Dan Rather repeatedly said the Democratic argument that Kenneth Starr's investigation of the Monica Lewinsky matter was about Bill Clinton's personal life and sex. He chooses not to relay the Republican view that Clinton may have committed perjury or obstruction of justice.

Paula Jones; Clinton

Monica Lewinsky; Clinton

(16) Panama Canal (16) Panama Canal ReturnedReturned

o Dec 31, 1999: Panama Canal became under sole control of Panama

o U.S. gave the canal to them freely, in return for the guarantee that the canal would remain neutral and that the U.S. would have continued access to it.

Pearl High School Pearl High School ShootingsShootings

o 1st High School Shooting – Luke Woodham (mentally unstable)

o The killings....Oct. 1,1997 Luke Woodham stabbed his mother to death, and then went to Pearl High School with a rifle. He shot and killed Christina Menefee, 16, and Lydia Dew, 17. Then, he shot seven other students.

o As he left, another student cut his car off, then Assistant Principal Joel Myrick ran up, sticking his .45 pistol in Woodham's face, and then police came.

oThe mastermind of the Pearl High School shooting was Justin Sledge.

(17) Columbine HS (17) Columbine HS shootingsshootings

o April 20, 1999: Littleton, Coloradoo Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting

rampage, killing 12 students, one teacher, and themselves

o Aftermath: much discussion concerning the nature of high school cliques and bullying, as well

as the role of violent movies and video games.

(18) Microsoft Corp/ (18) Microsoft Corp/ Sherman Antitrust Sherman Antitrust

LawsuitLawsuito In 1999, following a trial that lasted 30

months, a judge found Microsoft in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered the breakup of the company.

o 2001: an appeals court overturned the breakup order but still found the company guilty of illegally trying to maintain a monopoly.

(19) (19) U.S.S. ColeU.S.S. Coleo Oct 12, 2000: suicide bomber attack against US

navy ship; 17 sailors killedo Attack was ordered and carried out by bin Laden’s al-

Qaeda organization; in March ‘07, Sudan was also declared responsible