Which Presidents Were in Office During the Years of 1997-2009?
Every four years, Americans vote to elect the president of the United States. The highest elected office in the United States requires a tremendous amount of responsibility. From 1997 to 2009, the United States had two presidents, one Democrat and one Republican. President Bill Clinton held office from 1993 to 2001. President George W. Bush held office from 2001 to 2009.
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President Clinton
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William Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to be elected for a second term. Born in 1946 in Hope, Arkansas, President Clinton graduated from Georgetown University and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in 1968. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1973 and then returned to Arkansas to enter politics.
Clinton Presidency Overview
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President Clinton's second term began in 1997. One of his first major legislative acts was to sign the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The latter part of President Clinton's presidency centered on the Monica Lewinsky scandal and impeachment proceedings. Despite the scandal, the Clinton presidency enjoyed great economic prosperity. Under President Clinton, the U.S. deficit decreased and the nation amassed a budget surplus.
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President Bush
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George Walker Bush served as the 43rd president of the United States for two terms from 2001 to 2009. The son of the 41st president, George H.W. Bush, he was born in 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. President Bush graduated from Yale University in 1968. In 1975, he received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. After returning to Texas, he was elected governor of the state in 1994 and 1998.
Bush Presidency Overview
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After two recounts and the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore, Bush was declared the winner of the 2000 presidential election. During his first and second terms, President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act, a $1.3 trillion tax cut, Medicare Part D and an economic stimulus package. The most significant event of the Bush presidency was the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Following the attacks, he declared a war on terrorism and ordered invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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