Bill Clinton 1993--2001 Democrat Arkansas Vp : Al Gore born: August 19, 1946 (age 62)

1. Bill Clinton1993--2001DemocratArkansasVp: Al Goreborn: August 19, 1946 (age 62) FYI: The first Baby Boomer president

2. Election of ‘92 • Democrat William Clinton, Arkansas gov (43.0% of the vote) • Republican incumbent George H. W. Bush (37.4% of the vote) • Billionaire populist H. Ross Perot ran as an independent (18.9% of the vote)

3. Why’d Bush lose??? • Bush lost popularity by breaking his 1988 campaign pledge against raising taxes. Remember: “Read My Lips…” • 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

4. 1992

5. Healthcare Reforms - 1993 ***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. • 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

6. Announced plan to Congress on Sept 22, ‘93. • Required each US citizen and permanent resident to enroll in a qualified health plan; could not leave that plan until covered by another • Unpopular due to its complexity and the fact that Americans suspected this plan would cause an increase in taxes. • His “plan” was Defeated in Congress. Because of a fear of A tax increase

7. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy • 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.] • 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.

8. Family and Medical Leave Act • 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.

9. NAFTA • Clinton promoted another controversial issue during this period regarding free trade. • 1993: Clinton supported the North American Free Trade Agreementfor 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

10. 1992 Presidential Election – Ross Perot talking about???? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7kn2-GEmM

11. Janet Reno • First (and to date, only) female Attorney General of the U.S. • Served from 1993-2001 (both terms of Clinton)

12. World Trade Center Bombing • On February 26, 1993, a massive bomb exploded in the parking garage of thenorth tower of theWorld Trade Center building in New York City, killing six people and leaving a crater six stories deep in the building's basement floors • Planned by a group of terrorists of Middle Eastern descent; Ramzi Yousef is known as the “mastermind”

13. A new form of international terrorism had emerged that was not state-sponsored: NO COUNTRY COULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE • consisted of "loose networks" of militant Muslims

14. Waco,TX/ Branch Davidian Sect • Religious sect descended from Seventh Day Adventists- suspected of inappropriate sexual encounters with children on ranch • 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.

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

16. Somalia • 1991: Civil War widespread famine and death • 1992: UN sends monitors to oversee ceasefire • Dec 1992: US sent troops to help secure the UN’s humanitarian efforts in Somalia • Clinton will continue the US assistance but will try to limit US involvement • Oct 3, 4: 18 US soldiers died in the Battle of Mogadishu; all American combat forces were ordered home by March 31.

18. Whitewater Scandal • 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 1980sIn Arkansas **Conclusion?“Insufficient evidence” to charge the Clintons with criminal wrongdoing

19. OJ Simpson Verdict • October, 1995 • Most publicized criminal trial (8 months long) in American history (up until Casey Anthony…)

20. Oklahoma City Bombing • April 19, 1995: a truck bomb destroyed a federal building in OK City, killing 168 people • destroyed about half of the building, damaged/destroyed 300 other buildings, and was felt as far as 30 miles away • 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 • Accomplice Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison • Largest act of US terrorism until 9-11

21. Timothy McVeigh, 26 OK City bombing memorial

22. Bombing Casualties • 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

23. 1996 presidential election • [D] Bill Clinton/Al Gore(49.2% of pop vote) • [R] Bob Dole/Jack Kemp(40.7% of pop vote) • Reform candidate Ross Perot(8.4%) • 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

24. Election of 1996

25. Unabomber Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski is 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

27. Atlanta Olympics Bombing • 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. • 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." • 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.

29. State of the Economy We benefited from an economy which recovered from the early 1990's recession

30. Clinton Impeachment • 1998: 2nd president to be impeached by the House of Representatives (the other being Andrew Johnson). • 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

31. 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

32. Panama Canal Returned • Dec 31, 1999: Panama Canal became under sole control of Panama • 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.

33. Pearl High School Shootings • 1st High School Shooting – Luke Woodham (mentally unstable) • 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. •  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.

34. The mastermind of the Pearl High School shooting was Justin Sledge.

35. Columbine HS shootings • April 20, 1999: Littleton, Colorado • Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting rampage, killing 12 students, one teacher, and themselves • Aftermath: much discussion concerning the nature of high school cliques and bullying, as well as the role of violent movies and video games.

38. U.S.S. Cole • Oct 12, 2000: suicide bomber attack against US navy ship; 17 sailors killed • Attack was ordered and carried out by bin Laden’s al-Qaeda organization; in March ‘07, Sudan was also declared responsible

40. 42. George Walker Bush2001- 2009 (R) Birth/Death: 1946- Elected from: Texas Vice President: Dick Cheney

41. The 2000 Election/ Supreme Court Intervention • FL’s 25 electoral votes were in question. • Bush led the popular vote in FL by < 2,000. • FL law required a recount. • Supreme Court • December 12, 2000 • Bush v. Gore awarded FL to Bush. • 1st president in over 100 years to win electoral vote, but not the popular.

42. Nominee: George W. BushAlbert A. Gore • Party: Republican Democratic • Home state: Texas Tennessee • Running mate: Cheney Lieberman • Electoral vote: 271 266 • States carried: 30 20+DC • Popular vote: 50,460,110 51,003,926 • Percentage: 47.9% 48.4%

43. Sept. 11, 2001 • 8 months into Bush’s first term • 19 terrorists (under bin Laden’s orders) • 2 airline passenger jets into the Twin Towers (NYC) • 1 into the Pentagon (DC), and one on way to DC that was taken over by passengers and crashed in PA. • 3,000 Americans die within an hour and a half. Rudy Giuliani becomes “America’s Mayor.”

44. No Child Left Behind • Education plan to increase efforts to fully educate every child. • Schools are held more accountable (state testing) • Federal and state governments have increased education spending. • (This is why the 6 of us are a little stressed out right now.  )

45. Invasion of Afghanistan: • Beginning of George W’s “War on Terrorism” • Purpose: to capture Osama bin Laden, destroy al-Qaeda, and remove the Taliban regime which had provided support and safe harbor to al-Qaeda. • Oct. 7, 2001: US and Great Britain begin strategic air strikes.

46. The U.S.-led Coalition is credited with removing the Taliban from power and seriously crippling al-Qaeda and associated militants in both Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. • U.S. has maintained its presence in Afghanistan ever since, fighting continued opposition by Muslim extremists.

47. USA Patriot Act (2001) • " Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001" • The Act expanded the authority of US law enforcement agencies for the stated purpose of fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad. • Very Controversial- supposedly “suppresses civil liberties”

49. Enron/ World Com/ Big Business Bankruptcy (2002) • Enron- Energy Co. out of Houston, TX • Employs/ Investors lost millions because of accounting fraud • Inflated profits and assets • World Com- Telecommunication Co. out ofClinton, MS • CEOs took money (loan) and inflated assets • Bernie Ebbers: CEO now serving a 25 year jail sentence!

50. Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster • Feb. 1, 2003 • Caused by damage sustained during launch when a piece of foam insulation from the external fuel tank peeled off during the launch 16 days earlier, puncturing the edge of the wing. • Upon re-entry, hot gases entered the wing, destroying the support structure. The shuttle disintegrated over Texas.