President Clinton’s presidency (1993–2001) significantly impacted the US by presiding over the longest peacetime economic expansion in history, creating 22.7 million jobs, and achieving the first federal budget surplus in decades. His administration fostered globalization through trade agreements like NAFTA, dramatically reduced welfare rolls, and saw a decline in crime rates.
Clinton presided over the second longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. He signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act but failed to pass his plan for national health care reform.
The U.S. had strong economic growth (around 4% annually) and record job creation (22.7 million). He raised taxes on higher income taxpayers early in his first term and cut defense spending and welfare, which contributed to a rise in revenue and decline in spending relative to the size of the economy.
Yes, Bill Clinton used the phrase "make America great again" during his 1992 presidential campaign, famously declaring it when announcing his candidacy in Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 3, 1991, though the slogan was originally popularized by Ronald Reagan in 1980 and later used by Donald Trump.
Originally used by Ronald Reagan as a campaign slogan in his 1980 presidential campaign ("Let's Make America Great Again"), it has since been described as a loaded phrase.
After the end of his presidency, he continued to be active in the public sphere, touring the world, writing books, and campaigning for Democrats, including his wife, Hillary Clinton, who served as the junior U.S. senator from New York between 2001 and 2009 and the 67th United States Secretary of State between 2009 and ...
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton's public image is most notably characterized by high public approval ratings, aided by his youthful appearance at the start of his presidential term, as well as his charismatic, and soundbite-ready style of speech.
Pablo Escobar, dubbed the King of Cocaine, is shot by the Search Bloc; the team celebrates killing him; a van bomb on the World Trade Center kills 6 and injures more than a thousand; A big nor'easter, dubbed the Storm of the Century, affected the East Coast, though its impacts extended into Canada and Cuba.
The scandal affected the 2000 U.S. presidential election in two different ways. Democratic Party candidate and sitting vice president Al Gore said that Clinton's scandal had been "a drag" that deflated the enthusiasm of their party's base, and had the effect of reducing Democratic votes.
Clinton's impeachment came after a formal House inquiry, which had been launched on October 8, 1998. The charges for which Clinton was impeached stemmed from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Clinton by Paula Jones.
Bill Clinton faced charges of perjury and obstruction of justice related to his testimony about an affair with Monica Lewinsky, leading to his impeachment by the House in 1998 but acquittal by the Senate in 1999; more recently, in January 2026, a House committee voted to hold him in contempt for refusing to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The original impeachment stemmed from denying an affair under oath in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case, which led to the Starr Report and subsequent House action.
President Clinton oversaw the second longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. Months into his first term, he signed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, which raised taxes and set the stage for future budget surpluses.
Clinton was an ardent patriot who supported the Declaration of Independence and defended New York as a brigadier general during the Revolutionary War. In 1804, Governor Clinton became the first elected vice president of the United States and served under presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, as well as the only one to have served more than two terms.
Bill Clinton also focused on the economy in 1992 due to the recession and ran on school choice, balanced budget amendment, opposition to illegal immigration and support for NAFTA.
The most educated U.S. President is Woodrow Wilson, the only president to earn a Ph.D., which he received in History and Political Science from Johns Hopkins University in 1886. His extensive academic background included an undergraduate degree from Princeton University (then called The College of New Jersey) and studies at the University of Virginia.
Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) as the top three U.S. presidents for preserving the Union/ending slavery, establishing the presidency/nation, and leading through the Great Depression/WWII, respectively, often followed by Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson, though rankings vary slightly across surveys like C-SPAN and Presidential Greatness Project, with recent polls showing Barack Obama also scoring high.
The unemployment rate fell from 7% in 1980, to 5% in 1988. The inflation rate declined from 10% in 1980 to 4% in 1988. Some economists have stated that Reagan's policies were an important part of bringing about the third longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history.