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... See moreClinton and Gore were inaugurated on January 20, 1993. At the beginning of the first term, they developed a "two-page agreement outlining their relationship". Clinton committed himself to regular lunch meetings; he recognized Gore as a principal adviser on nominations and appointed some of Gore's chief advisers to key White House staff positions. C
The Republicans shut down the federal government and forced Bill Clinton to balance the budget, something that would have been regarded as a fringe daydream even a year prior. Taking matters one step further, they then impeached the man as well. To this day, the corporate press claims (and perhaps even believes) that the Republicans were more upset
... See moreMichael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
Shortly before Clinton left office, Arafat called Clinton to thank him and told the president that he was a great man. President Clinton replied, “Mr. Chairman, I am not a great man. I am a failure, and you have made me one.”
Daniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
President Carter signed an executive order directing that federal regulations be written “simply and clearly.” President Clinton’s attorney general, Janet Reno, urged the nation’s lawyers to replace “a lot of legalese” with “small, old words that all people understand”—words like “right” and “wrong” and “justice.”
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
President Carter signed an executive order directing that federal regulations be written “simply and clearly.” President Clinton’s attorney general, Janet Reno, urged the nation’s lawyers to replace “a lot of legalese” with “small, old words that all people understand”—words like “right” and “wrong” and “justice.”
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Bill Clinton was moderating this panel. On it were Mauricio Macri, a former businessman who had defeated Argentina’s
Anand Giridharadas • Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
The next year, on September 29, 1987, Reagan attached a signing statement to a debt bill, declaring his right to interpret it as he wished, saying the president could not be forced “to follow the orders of a subordinate.” While few people paid attention to it, this statement was a shot across the bow of American democracy. It advanced the theory of
... See moreHeather Cox Richardson • Democracy Awakening
The Clinton administration, led by Lawrence Summers, signed into law the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, which ripped down the firewalls that had been established by the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act. Designed to prevent the kind of meltdown we are now experiencing, Glass-Steagall established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It se
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