Bill Clinton Foreign Policy Analysis

Both President Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon were presidents during the cold war. Their uses of presidential power within foreign policy greatly shaped the United State’s strategies in cold war politics. Comparing their actions as Chief Diplomat, Chief Legislator, Chief Executive and Commander in Chief shows how they have used both their formal and informal powers to lead the nation. President Eisenhower was much more successful in gaining congress approval through working with them yet had much more trouble dealing with peace abroad. Nixon was able to use powers to make successful gains within the cold war abroad, yet had trouble

During his time as president, Bill Clinton helped pass a variety of legislation that greatly impacted the country in several ways including creating a budget surplus and signing an act that encouraged much stricter sentencing for criminals. Two pieces of legislation that highlight positive and negative aspects of Clintons presidency are the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The former, the first budget passed by the president, increased taxes for high earners and created “an earned income tax credit for incomes under $30,000”(UC Berkeley). This helped to create budget surpluses for much of the 1990’s. The latter, one of the more controversial bills passed by Clinton, contained many provisions that served as harsh punishment for the crimes rather than rehabilitation (Lussenhop). This act impacted the already high incarceration rate and did not address at-risk communities where economic resources were badly needed. Both of these acts impacted the public in different ways, the budget aided low income families with its income tax credit while the violent crime act added to the budding mass incarceration problem in the United States and failed to address the problems in low income communities(Lussenhop). As president, Bill Clinton served as a good representative who supported the virtue of fair-mindedness. Even though some of his actions were not in accordance with the virtue, such as the Violent Crime Control

Comparing the Foreign Policy of Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton Towards North Korea

President Bill Clinton served as the governor of Arkansas from 1979–1981 and 1983–1992. He was known as the fortieth and as the forty-second governor of Arkansas. Bill Clinton’s terms as governor of Arkansas was a whopping eleven years and eleven months long, making it the second longest in the state’s history. Arkansas governors at the time were only allowed to serve two year terms. In 1980, when Clinton’s term was nearing an end, a much unknown Republican challenger by the name of Frank White took Clinton’s spot as governor in 1980. Clinton wanted to continue in politics despite the drastic setback of not being the governor of Arkansas. Bill Clinton worked two years (1980-1981) at a place called Little Rock law firm. When 1982 rolled by, Bill Clinton had attempted running for governor once again. He freely admitted his past mistakes and persuading voters to give him a second chance, Clinton swept back into office. Clinton would continue his career as governor for another four consecutive terms.

The United States had a total of seven presidents in office throughout the Cold War. All presidents had different views and ideas on foreign policies. Due to a change in situation every time a new president was elected all presidents had to deal with certain situations, situations we not the only thing that played a role in the differences in foreign policy but ideals, for example their political party (Democrat or Republican). Due to these reasons every president in office has different view on how to handle foreign policies, many of which succeeded while also enduring some type of setback.

that would deny Americans the right to see a doctor of their choice while placing physicians in the service of a government bureaucracy. This Left Clinton in a struggle with health care reform. Bill Clinton decided to appoint his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, this was a big mistake on President Clinton’s part. This gave political power to the First Lady. Hillary decided to prepare a task force, realistically leaving congress entirely out of the drafting of a health care reform plan. The Clinton’s left a big impact on domestic policy of the United States.

The early 1990’s were a period of change for America. America was fresh off the ending of the Cold War and had newly elected President Bill Clinton. This was the first Democratic president since Jimmy Carter, who led from 1977-81. Americans voted for change and Bill Clinton brought forth that message in his 1993 inaugural address. Bill Clinton strongly and confidently addressed the world on January 20, 1993. He called for a renewal of America through positive change and increased responsibility amongst American citizens.

Beginning with the creation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, up to the current Obama doctrine, presidential doctrines have dominated United States foreign policy. A presidential doctrine highlights the goals and positions for United States foreign affairs outlined by the sitting president. Many of the country’s major foreign policy successes or disasters can be explained by tracing the doctrines of sitting or previous presidents and analyzing their evolution and eventual impact on world events. After established, a presidential doctrine often takes on a life of its own. This can be explained by the military resources and human capital involved in carrying out these doctrines. Future presidents often feel compelled to abide by previous doctrines, or find the reality of change can only be done with incremental changes over a period of years. For this reason, presidential doctrines often outlive their creators and consequently effect American foreign policy for years to come.

Bill Clinton’s strong diplomatic ability was apparent through the peace agreements he created between the U.S. and other countries as well as the disagreements he settled among foreign countries. Clinton’s main approach to foreign affairs was entitled the “Doctrine of Enlargement”. The idea of this doctrine was to “intervene in world crisis situations when practical and morally defensible” (Riley).

This research paper is written about William Jefferson Clinton, he was the 42nd President of the United States of America, and he was inaugurated in office on January 20, 1993. The perception of some people is that Clinton was the best President in U.S. History. This paper will discuss Clinton’s attributes, political career and events that occurred during his presidency. President Clinton was well known for his personal warmth, people skills and quotes. He was coined, “the people’s president” because of his willingness to serve the lower class citizens during his terms in office. President Clinton was known for saying this phrase “I feel your

Considered a leader, a statesman, and a humanist, William Jefferson Clinton's genius exemplifies many characteristics of the Age of Modernism and Pluralism in Western culture. The Age of Modernism and Pluralism is said to be a culmination of the previous two major periods in human history. Modernism has the "quest for an authoritatively-rational aesthetics, ethics, and knowledge indicative of the Enlightened Period" ("PostModernism", 2005), and the higher ideals of respect for people's rights and liberty brought forth during the Romantic period. Former president Bill Clinton's contributions to social and civil reforms in the United States, his support of the spread of democracy throughout the world, and his previous and ongoing support for

President Clinton was able to win the presidential election of 1996 for numerous reasons. He was reappointed to his position as the President in 1996 mainly because of the conflict he had between Congressional Republicans headed by Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House of Representatives. This conflict between the two was over the government’s budget in 1995 which hurt the prospects of the Republican candidate. Congressional Republicans had advised a budget that would impose tax cuts that was toward the wealthy and make cuts on government programs such as Medicare in order to balance the budget out. Clinton on the other hand made a proposition that would cut spending in general to stabilize the budget. His proposal preserved Medicare and supported

In times of crisis like this, people look to figures of authority such as Bill Clinton, who

David Maraniss’ comprehensive biography on the 42nd President of the United States reveals key themes that drove President Clinton to success. First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton shows Clinton’s initiative and leadership in his formative years.

Clinton impressed people with the idea of a family man in office. He was focused and charismatic. Better economy was what the American people wanted so that is what his goal was. During his reign he went through more scandals and controversies than any other president. He was impeached, yet despite all, he was loved by America. Our economy prospered and we had better diplomatic relations. The American people wanted change for the better and so they elected William Jefferson Clinton for their forty-second president of the United States of America.