How was American politics changing in the 1990s?
Brands, Chapter 12: The Good Old Bad Old Days, 1992-96
- Read Their Lips: No Second Term (pp. 291-94)
- Don’t Ask or Tell (pp. 294-96)
- One Plus One Equals… (pp. 296-99)
- His Airness (pp. 299-302)
- First Glimpses of a New Specter (pp. 302-04)
- Both Sides Blinked (pp. 304-10)
- Missing the Cold War (pp. 310-14)
Brands, Chapter 13: Culture Clash, 1996-2000
- Not Since FDR (pp. 315-17)
- Slick Willy in the Starr Chamber (pp. 318-24)
- Sex, Lies, and Politics (pp. 324-27)
- Bubble and Boil (pp. 327-32)
- The Battle of Seattle (pp. 332-37)
- Not Quite War, Not Quite Peace (pp. 337-40)
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Bill and Hillary Clinton, January 26, 1998
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1992 CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS
Ross Perot on Larry King, February 20, 1992
Bill Clinton (Dem) “Man From Hope” (1992 DNC)
Timeline
1992 // Bill Clinton wins presidency over George HW Bush and Ross Perot
1993 // Al Qaeda truck bomb attack on World Trade Center in Manhattan
1993 // Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell compromise over gays in military
1993 // “Black Hawk Down” tragedy in Mogadishu, Somalia
1993 // NAFTA treaty ratified
1994 // Bill and Hillary Clinton universal health care plan defeated
1994 // Republicans sweep into control of US Congress
1995 // Right-wing truck bomb attack on Oklahoma City federal building
1995 // Dayton accords end fighting in Bosnia
1995 // Government debt ceiling battles and shutdown(s)
1996 // Colin Powell decides against presidential bid; Clinton wins reelection
1997 // Right-wing media sources break Clinton intern scandal
1999 // Clinton survives impeachment vote in US Senate
1999 // NATO air bombing campaign against Serbia to protect Kosovo
1999 // Michael Jordan retires (for the second time) from the NBA
1999 // Left-wing protests against globalization at Seattle WTO meeting
2000 // “Dot.com” bubble bursts after Microsoft defeat in monopoly case
2000 // Clinton tries but fails to broker peace deal over West Bank and Gaza