Jan 20, 1997
I told everyone at all the balls yesterday that I felt better at the second Inauguration than the first because the country was better.
Bill Clinton
The Public Record
Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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Jan 20, 1997
We believe there are substantial savings to be made in the Medicare program, and we're going to offer our ways of doing it.
Jan 19, 1997
We cannot, we will not, succumb to the dark impulses that lurk in the far regions of the soul everywhere.
Jan 19, 1997
We have always been a people of hope—hope that we can make tomorrow brighter than today.
Jan 19, 1997
It is our great good fortune that time and chance have put us not only at the edge of a new century, in a new millennium, but on the edge of a bright new prospect in human affairs.
Jan 19, 1997
We live in an age of possibility—a moment of rich opportunity that brings with it a deep responsibility for the future and the generations to come.
Jan 19, 1997
Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and Government is not the solution.
Jan 19, 1997
Let us resolve to work together, one Nation under God, to build a bridge of hope and renewal to a new American century.
Jan 19, 1997
I believe that the only problems we've never solved in America are the problems of the heart, particularly relating to race.
Jan 19, 1997
Let us build that America, a nation ever moving forward toward realizing the full potential of all its citizens.
Jan 19, 1997
Let us reaffirm our commitment to our shared values of family and faith, work and opportunity.
Jan 19, 1997
Today marks not a personal or political victory but the triumph of a free people who have freely chosen the course our country will take.
Jan 19, 1997
Our greatest responsibility is to embrace a new spirit of community for a new century.
Jan 18, 1997
Paul Tsongas was a great American. He cared deeply about his beloved State of Massachusetts and about our country and its future. In a life devoted to public service, he set an unparalleled example of integrity, candor, and commitment. On…
Jan 17, 1997
America is still a country that cares about its neighbors, a country that comes together in the face of common threats to defend the common ground of our values.
Jan 17, 1997
Whatever the causes of the crimes, they offended every citizen who cherishes America's proud heritage of religious and ethnic diversity.
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