Local History Proposal for 3rd quarter.

I am going to record my mom talking about different events in her lifetime.

Clinton Notes

The presidency of Bill Clinton 1st term
1992 to 2000


Bill Clinton

* Born 1946 in Hope, Arkansas
* Third youngest President
* 1st Baby Boomer President (Born after WWII)

* Attended Georgetown University, Yale Law School, Oxford University (England)

* Married Hillary in 1975
* Daughter Chelsea born in 1980

* At age 32, Elected Governor of Arkansas, 1978

* Defeated in 1980
* Re-elected Governor in 1982 and served 10 years
* Ran for President in 1992 for the Democratic Party
* The 1st Democrat President in over 12 years-Defeated incumbent Republican George H.W.Bush and Independent Ross Perot--won 43% of the vote

* Pushed for Homosexual men and women to be allowed to serve in the military---Congress later implemented "Don't ask,Don't tell" Policy

* Created first official website in 1994
* Signed the Brady Bill (Gun Control) into law
* Clinton supported the North America Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allowing for free-trade between the U.S.,Canada and Mexico: This Bill passed the house and senate

* Scandal-White House "Travel Gate"--Inappropriate use of travel funds

* Perhaps the most controversial of Clinton's Domestic Legislature Agenda was pushing for a National Healthcare Plan-The task force would be led by First Lady, Hillary Clinton

1994 Congressional Elections---Republicans win big in the House and Senate

Bill Clinton-2nd term

-The end of Clinton's first term
saw the Republican Party win a
majority in the House and Senate

-Democrat Bill Clinton began to drop
more of his liberal agenda

* National Health Care
* adopted more moderate positions
o Welfare reform
o Tax cuts for lower income families & small businesses


-In 1996 - Clinton ran for re-election
defeating Republican Bob Dole
Overwhelmingly with 70% of the Electoral vote

Scandals

-"White Water"Scandal - Faulty real-estate
dealings in the 1970's & 1980's by both Bill and Hillary
-Voted to impeach Clinton (only the 2nd U.S. President to be)
-Charges of Perjury and Obstruction of Justice (Starr report)

-Lied about relationship to Monica Lewinsky
in a sworn deposition during a sexual
harassment lawsuit ( Paula Jones)

The Senate
-Concluded the 21 day trial
on Feb.12,1999 voting 'No'
to impeachment

Foreign Policy
-The U.S. intervened in many areas
of the Globe (militarily) during the 1990's

-Clinton's Foreign Policy was based on
Wilsonian "Idealism", or Collective Security (as opposed to Balance of Power)
(Former President Woodrow Wilson)

* -Somalia 1993 (begun by George H.W.Bush) "Black Hawk Down"
* -Used U.S. Troops to keep Peace in the former Yugoslavia
o -Bosnia (1995)
o -Kosovo(1995)
* -Haiti-1995


Other details of the Clinton Presidency

* -Appointed 2 Judges to Supreme Court (Breyer/Ginsberg)
* -China most favored Nation trade Status-1996
* -Clinton issues 144 Pardons & 36 commutations on his last day of office
* -Budgetary Surplus under President Clinton

Proposal; Local History; Research Group

For my local history I am going to ask my Dad questions about his lifetime, and events that he has lived through.

I did my research group with Leigh, Karissa, Jen, and myself. We took a pole asking which teacher that students enjoy sitting in the most. Then the top few teachers we went around and video taped their teaching habits.