President Clinton

Clinton says the brief handshake with this president inspired him to pursue a life in politics.

• President John F. Kennedy

• Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

• President LB Johnson

• Vice President Walter Mondale

A billionaire from Texas who ran as an independent candidate who vowed to balance the budget.

• Donald Trump

• Ross Perot

• John D. Rockefeller

• Dick Cheney

Who did Clinton select as his running mate?

• Senator Al Gore

• Senator Walter Mondale

• Senator Dan Quayle

• Hillary Clinton

Among the women Clinton appointed to higher offices, was the second woman to serve in the Supreme Court. Who was she?

• Madeline Albright

• Sandra Day O'Conner

• Anita HILL

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A failed real-estate deal the Clintons had invested in that called into question their honesty.

• Hope, Arkansas

• Whitewater

• Watergate

• Shady Shores

In response over growing concern over health care costs, Clinton sought to reform the health care system. Why did Congress fail to pass it?

• It was very complicated and hard to understand

• Drug and health insurance companies thought it did not do enough

• People did not feel it was necessary

• People thought it would lead to socialized medicine

What indicates that Clinton's economic reforms were working?

• Unemployment dropped to 5.4% and inflation fell to 3%

• The national debt continued to grow

• Oil prices remained high, but Americans were using less

• Stock prices fell only slightly

What was the pledge Republican candidates signed to balance the budget and make other reforms?

• Newt's No Nonsense

• Contract with America

• Republican Resource Renewal

• The Purse Pledge

With the end of apartheid in South Africa, free democratic elections were held. Who was elected president?

• Shaka Zulu

• Nelson Mandela

• Jesse Jackson

• Desmond Tutu

Formed to help provide humanitarian aid to famine-stricken and war torn Somalia.

• Operation Restore Hope

• Operation Somalia Freedom

• African Farmfest

• Operation Eagle Claw