Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency (1996) explained

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Bill Clinton, from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.

January

• January 1 – Clinton issued a statement on the death of Arleigh A. Burke, reflecting on his dinner meeting with him the previous summer and expressing condolences to his family.^[1]
• January 2 – Speaking to reporters, Clinton stated that he hoped an agreement can be reached during the budget negotiations in the Oval Office.^[2]
• January 3 – Clinton addressed the ongoing government shutdown and its consequences on the American people in the Briefing Room.^[3]
• January 3 – Clinton sends a message to Congress on the subject of the national emergency afflicting Libya.^[4]
• January 3 – Clinton sends a message to Congress regarding the most-favored-nation trade status of Romania.^[5]
• January 23 – Clinton delivers his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress.^[6]
• January 26 – Clinton signs H.R. 2880 into law. The legislation is the ninth resolution for the 1996 fiscal year signed by the president.^[7]
• January 26 – In a statement, Clinton calls the Senate ratification of the START II Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty an increase in "the security of the American people".^[8]
• January 26 – Clinton addressed the National Association of Hispanic Publications at the National Press Club.^[9]
• January 27 – In a morning Oval Office address, Clinton noted the tenth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and details efforts made toward getting Congress to collaborate on balancing the budget.^[10]
• January 29 – Clinton announced the national campaign to reduce teen pregnancy in the Roosevelt Room.^[11]
• January 30 – During an afternoon appearance in the Oval Office, Clinton answers questions from reporters on the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission, Russia, Chechnya, and welfare reform.^[12]
• January 30 – Clinton delivers an address on the debt ceiling and answers questions from reporters in the Cabinet Room.^[13]
• January 30 – Clinton sends a letter to Congressional leaders over the United States Air Force being in operation in close proximity to Groom Lake, Nevada.^[14]

July

July 19 - Clinton declared open the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

September

‌* September 5 – Clinton delivers a speech on the education policies of his administration while on the campus of Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida during the morning.^[15]

• September 7 – A radio address, recorded by Clinton the prior day, is broadcast during the morning, in which Clinton calls on members of both parties in Congress to pass a treaty that "will increase the safety of our citizens at home as well as our troops in the field."^[16]
• September 8 – Clinton issued a statement on the death of Arthur Sherwood Flemming the prior day.^[17]
• September 9 – Clinton received the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security's initial report and speaks to reporters in the Oval Office during the morning.^[18] Clinton discussed Potomac River flood damage in the South Lawn^[19] and meets with Prime Minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu at the White House during the afternoon.^[20]
• September 10 – Clinton signs the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997.^[21] Clinton delivers a speech to the Southern Governors' Association at the Ritz Carlton Hotel during the afternoon.^[22]

October

• October 6 – Clinton and former Senator Bob Dole participate in the first presidential debate in Hartford, Connecticut. The debate moderator was Jim Lehrer of PBS.^[23]
• October 9 – Clinton signs the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 1996, following the death of Jessica Dubroff.^[24]
• October 16 – Clinton and former Senator Bob Dole participate in the second and final presidential debate at University of San Diego in San Diego, California in a town hall format moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS.

November

• November 5 – The 1996 United States presidential election took place. Clinton is re-elected, defeating the Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole.
• November 5 – The Republican Party retains their majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

December

• December 23 – Clinton issued a statement on George Joulwan retiring.^[25] The Press Secretary office released a recording of Clinton giving a Christmas greeting.^[26] Clinton delivers an address at the Goettge Memorial Fieldhouse in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina during the afternoon.^[27]
• December 28 – Clinton discussed policies being implemented for the protection of children in vehicles during his radio address recorded the previous day in the Roosevelt Room and broadcast during the morning.^[28]
• December 29 – Clinton issued a statement on the Korean Peninsula Submarine Incident Resolution.^[29]

External links

• Miller Center Clinton Presidential Timeline

See also

• Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency, for an index of the Clinton presidency timeline articles

Notes and References

1. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg1.htm Statement on the Death of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke (January 1, 1996)
2. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg1-3.htm Exchange With Reporters on the Budget Negotiations (January 2, 1996)
3. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg2.htm Remarks on the Impact of the Budget Impasse and an Exchange With Reporters (January 3, 1996)
4. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg4.htm Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya (January 3, 1996)
5. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg4-2.htm Message to the Congress on Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for Romania (January 3, 1996)
6. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-1996-01-29/html/WCPD-1996-01-29-Pg90.htm Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union (January 23, 1996)
7. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg103-2.htm Statement on Signing the Ninth Continuing Resolution (January 26, 1996)
8. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg104.htm Statement on Senate Ratification of the START II Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty With Russia (January 26, 1996)
9. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg105.htm Remarks to the National Association of Hispanic Publications (January 26, 1996)
10. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg110.htm The President's Radio Address (January 27, 1996)
11. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg111.htm Remarks Announcing the National Campaign To Reduce Teen Pregnancy (January 29, 1996)
12. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg114-2.htm Remarks Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin of Russia and an Exchange With Reporters (January 30, 1996)
13. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg116.htm Remarks on the Budget Negotiations and the Debt Ceiling and an Exchange With Reporters (January 30, 1996)
14. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book1/html/PPP-1996-book1-doc-pg117.htm Letter to Congressional Leaders on the United States Air Force Operating Location Near Groom Lake, Nevada (January 30, 1996)
15. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg1479.htm Remarks in Tampa, Florida (September 5, 1996)
16. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg1504.htm The President's Radio Address (September 7, 1996)
17. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg1506.htm Statement on the Death of Arthur Flemming (September 8, 1996)
18. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg1506-2.htm Remarks Announcing Counterterrorism Initiatives and an Exchange With Reporters (September 9, 1996)
19. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg1512.htm Remarks After Surveying Flood Damage Along the Potomac River and an Exchange With Reporters (September 9, 1996)
20. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg1513.htm Remarks Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters (September 9, 1996)
21. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg1527.htm Statement on Signing the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997 (September 10, 1996)
22. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg1520.htm Remarks to the Southern Governors' Association in Kansas City (September 10, 1996)
23. Web site: Bill Clinton debates Bob Dole. 2021-01-12. HISTORY. en.
24. Web site: CNN - Clinton signs airport security measures into law - Oct. 9, 1996. 2021-01-12. www.cnn.com.
25. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg2235.htm Statement on the Retirement of General George A. Joulwan, USA (December 23, 1996)
26. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg2232.htm Christmas Greeting to the Nation (December 23, 1996)
27. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg2233.htm Remarks at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (December 23, 1996)
28. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg2236.htm The President's Radio Address (December 28, 1996)
29. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-1996-book2/html/PPP-1996-book2-doc-pg2237.htm Statement on the Resolution of the Korean Peninsula Submarine Incident (December 29, 1996)