1. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update-bill-clinton/704104

2. The Clinton Administration Essential Question: How should historians judge the impact, effectiveness, and legacy of the Clinton administration?

3. Bill Clinton meets President John F. Kennedy as a 16 year- old delegate of Boy’s Nation on June 6, 1963

4. 1992 Presidential Election 1992 Clinton Campaign Commercials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBFL6iwid4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUHT-hmGvjQ

5. 1992 Election Results

6. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993

7. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress- North American Free Trade Agreement (Free trade between N. American countries)

9. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns)

10. James Brady lies paralyzed after the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan James Brady watches President Clinton sign the “Brady Bill” into law

11. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns) Ordered U.S. troops in Somalia to capture a local warlord, but withdrew the troops in 1994 after sustaining casualties

12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9 kuu2edvI4Q

13. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns) Ordered U.S. troops in Somalia to capture a local warlord, but withdrew the troops in 1994 after sustaining casualties Sent 20,000 U.S. troops to the Balkans in 1995 (part of a NATO mission to stop “ethnic cleansing” as civil war led to the collapse of Yugoslavia) More than two hundred thousands civilians have been killed in the former Yugoslavia since the beginning of the war. Tens of thousands of women were raped, some of them more than a hundred times, while their sons and husbands were beaten and tortured in concentration camps. Millions lost their homes due to a process called "ethnic cleansing." a process in which advancing army of one ethnic group expels civilians of other ethnic groups from towns and villages it conquers in order to create ethnically pure enclaves for members of their ethnic group. (Serbians wanted pure race)

15. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns) Ordered U.S. troops in Somalia to capture a local warlord, but withdrew the troops in 1994 after sustaining casualties Sent 20,000 U.S. troops to the Balkans in 1995 (part of a NATO mission to stop “ethnic cleansing” as civil war led to the collapse of Yugoslavia) Oklahoma City Bombing (1995) - most destructive act of terrorism on U.S. soil up to this time

16. The bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 killed168 and injured approximately 700. Timothy McVeigh

18. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns) Ordered U.S. troops in Somalia to capture a local warlord, but withdrew the troops in 1994 after sustaining casualties Sent 20,000 U.S. troops to the Balkans in 1995 (part of a NATO mission to stop “ethnic cleansing” as civil war led to the collapse of Yugoslavia) Oklahoma City Bombing (1995) - most destructive act of terrorism on U.S. soil up to this time Won reelection in 1996 (defeated Bob Dole)

20. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns) Ordered U.S. troops in Somalia to capture a local warlord, but withdrew the troops in 1994 after sustaining casualties Sent 20,000 U.S. troops to the Balkans in 1995 (part of a NATO mission to stop “ethnic cleansing” as civil war led to the collapse of Yugoslavia) Oklahoma City Bombing (1995) - most destructive act of terrorism on U.S. soil up to this time Won reelection in 1996 (defeated Bob Dole) Was impeached by the House of Reps (Dec. 1998) for perjury & obstruction of justice, but was acquitted by the Senate (Feb. 1999)

21. Impeachment Charge: Perjury to a Grand Jury (228 for, 206 against) Impeachment Charge: Obstruction of Justice (221 for, 212 against) Not Guilty of Perjury to a Grand Jury (45 for conviction, 55 against) Not Guilty of Obstruction of Justice (50 for conviction, 50 against)

22. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns) Ordered U.S. troops in Somalia to capture a local warlord, but withdrew the troops in 1994 after sustaining casualties Sent 20,000 U.S. troops to the Balkans in 1995 (part of a NATO mission to stop “ethnic cleansing” as civil war led to the collapse of Yugoslavia) Oklahoma City Bombing (1995) - most destructive act of terrorism on U.S. soil up to this time Won reelection in 1996 (defeated Bob Dole) Was impeached by the House of Reps (Dec. 1998) for perjury & obstruction of justice, but was acquitted by the Senate (Feb. 1999) Strong economy - presided over a long period of low unemployment and low inflation

24. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns) Ordered U.S. troops in Somalia to capture a local warlord, but withdrew the troops in 1994 after sustaining casualties Sent 20,000 U.S. troops to the Balkans in 1995 (part of a NATO mission to stop “ethnic cleansing” as civil war led to the collapse of Yugoslavia) Oklahoma City Bombing (1995) - most destructive act of terrorism on U.S. soil up to this time Won reelection in 1996 (defeated Bob Dole) Was impeached by the House of Reps (Dec. 1998) for perjury & obstruction of justice, but was acquitted by the Senate (Feb. 1999) Strong economy - presided over a long period of low unemployment and low inflation Balanced the budget, but achieved an actual surplus in fiscal years 1999 & 2000

26. Major Events and Policies as President Initiated the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the U.S. Armed Forces in 1993 Signed NAFTA in 1993 and lobbied its ratification by Congress Signed the Brady Bill in 1993 (waiting period & background check for handguns) Ordered U.S. troops in Somalia to capture a local warlord, but withdrew the troops in 1994 after sustaining casualties Sent 20,000 U.S. troops to the Balkans in 1995 (part of a NATO mission to stop “ethnic cleansing” as civil war led to the collapse of Yugoslavia) Oklahoma City Bombing (1995) - most destructive act of terrorism on U.S. soil up to this time Won reelection in 1996 (defeated Bob Dole) Was impeached by the House of Reps (Dec. 1998) for perjury & obstruction of justice, but was acquitted by the Senate (Feb. 1999) Strong economy - presided over a long period of low unemployment and low inflation Balanced the budget, but achieved an actual surplus in fiscal years 1999 & 2000 Presidential Trivia Only the 2 nd U.S. President ever to be impeached (the other was Andrew Johnson) The only Democrat to win reelection to a 2 nd term of office as president since FDR

27. Feb. 2, 1998 Sept. 28, 1998Dec. 21, 1998Dec. 28, 1998Sept. 21, 1998Aug. 31, 1998 Aug. 10, 1998March 2, 1998Feb. 9, 1998Aug. 24, 1998 20th Century: The Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton

28. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

38. The Clinton Administration Summarizer: Essential Question: How should historians judge the impact, effectiveness, and legacy of the Clinton administration? Respond in 4 to 6 lines. Gallup Poll http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/presidential-approval-center.aspx