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¶ … Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton's time as the forty-second president was not marked by any major successes or failures. Much of his presidency was spent trying to implement economic and social reform, including a balanced budget and major changes to the national health care system. He used his roles as chief executive and chief economic planner to pursue his social and economic reform agenda, but also extended those goals to the international stage, using his powers as commander-in-chief as well as chief diplomat to influence foreign policy and international politics. However, his presidency will perhaps be marked by three major achievements: his tarnished reputation as chief of state because of the constant scandals surrounding his presidency, the weakening of the presidency as a result of his impeachment despite his role as chief judge, and his revival of the Democratic Party as political party chief.
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Furthermore, the scandal around the Whitewater land deal tainted his first term as rumors circulated, claiming that Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, had abused his political influence to stop the investigation of one of his deal partners (Hayden 79). The effects of the Whitewater scandal continued despite Clinton being cleared of all accusations when others related to the land deal were later indicted on various charges (Hayden 80). Despite these hits to his reputation, Clinton's public approval steadily rose and by 1995, no less than forty percent of people polled "thought the president was doing a good job," especially in handling situations like the tragic Oklahoma City bombing (Hayden 37). This popularity probably carried him through the 1996 election and into his second term,…
Clinton's most significant influences as chief executive circulated around his efforts to improve the government's administration in terms of economic and social services. In both his plans to balance the federal budget and reform the nation's health care system, he often clashed with Republicans, producing mixed results. While the first balanced budget in three decades was produced during his administration, there were also two partial federal government shutdowns as a result of disagreements about budget cuts and priorities ("Clinton"). Additionally, his hopes to reform the nation's health care system, a campaign in which his wife, Hillary, played a large role, faced widespread opposition and in the end, did not come to fruition.
Commander-in-Chief
Clinton faced much skepticism about his ability to serve as commander-in-chief during his 1992 campaign because of his lack of military experience and allegations of draft dodging during the Vietnam War (Hayden 79). During his presidency, Clinton commanded three main military movements: he sent troops to Haiti to restore Jean-Bertrand Aristide's presidency in 1994, withdrew troops providing famine relief in Somalia in 1994 after a failed attempt at capturing a Somali warlord, and led NATO peacekeeping efforts in Yugoslavia in 1999 ("Clinton"). All of these missions were
As a result, by the late 1980s, the job-creation rate in Arkansas was among the highest in the country. During all this time, Clinton never left sight of his life-long ambition of getting to the highest political office in the country. He methodically prepared himself for the job by learning the ropes and by gradually assuming a number of national leadership roles, e.g., in 1985 and 1986 he served as
Maslow also argues that after a person meets their basic survival needs, they will begin to self-actualize (Maslow, 1999). This means that they will now become concerned with an increase of tension related to their own achievements, goals, and behavior. If Clinton had felt that his physical and psychological needs had not been met, then his main concern would have been tension reduction. Tension reduction would have likely resulted in
Clinton’s Speech The Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in which more than 150 people lost their lives served as the occasion for William Jefferson Clinton’s speech at the Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address. Although it is a prayer service address, Clinton never once mentions the word prayer in his speech. Instead he attempts to cheaply inspire the audience by using the tragedy of
Case AnalysisWilliam Jefferson Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jonesa) FactsThis text concerns itself with the William Jefferson Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones (1997) case. Paula Corbin (the plaintiff) worked as an employee of the state when she first encountered Bill Clinton (the defendant) who was at the time serving as the Arkansas Governor (Chemerinsky, 2019). At the time of the encounter, the plaintiff was manning the reception desk in a hotel
President Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky Scandal Bill Clinton was one of the most popular American presidents in modern times and the first democrat since Franklin Roosevelt to have been elected as the U.S. president for two terms. It is ironic, therefore, that despite his popularity and despite having presided over the longest period of economic prosperity in the history of the United States he is likely to be remembered in history as
Clinton's Lewinsky Speech Presidential scandal speeches should be considered a unique form of discoursed that follow a common pattern and have similar elements. All of these may not be found in every single speech but most certainly will, including Richard Nixon's Second Watergate Speech (1973), Ronald Reagan's Iran-Contra Speech (1987), and Bill Clinton's Monica Lewinsky Speech (1998). All the presidents used strong, direct and active voice when making these speeches, with