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).
We must—we must continue to fight for stronger families and better childhoods for all of our children.
Do you think that having access to the computer makes all children believe that they're equal?
When we complete the work of bringing the information superhighway to all education and to all of our people, it will empower everybody.
And he said, 'I'm real grateful, but I just wish we could all be that way every day.'
We must continue to encourage the growth of high-wage industries, which will create the high-wage jobs of the future.
Our country has been watching you and pulling for you and praying for you.
I am proud that my Administration has made President Truman's commitment a reality.
We must give Americans the security they need to thrive in the new economy.
On the ground, we are doing what needs to be done not only now, in the next few days, but for as long as it takes.
I know there's nothing that anyone, including the President, can say that will make these losses go away.
I hope you will never forget this wall behind me, and goodness knows, I hope you never need it again.
Our strategy of deficit reduction and investment in our people has begun to work.
I hope that maybe the model of cooperation that we've seen in dealing with this flood can become a model for other kinds of cooperation in the future.
This will pass, and it will get better, and we'll do everything we can to help.
I am firmly committed to addressing our economic challenges and enhancing economic security for all Americans.
Education is the key to opportunity—and the education obtained as a child in school will no longer last a lifetime.
I think the lesson that I have learned more than any other in 3 years and a few days as President is that when this country works together, we never lose.
[Laughter] Well, I expect I'll know something by what happens in Iowa tonight, at least if the results are clear before bedtime. I'm just like you; I honestly don't know what's going to happen. And I have found it's not very fruitful to…





