PPT-Bush, Clinton, Bush Presidencies

19892008 George Bush 41 Domestic Policy Budget Deficit Regans spending practices led to a huge deficit Bush went back on his promise to not raise taxes Civil Rights amp Unrest Riots in Los Angeles and other cities in 1992 after a jury found white policemen not guilty in beating a black man Rodney King. Reagan’s VP George H.W. Bush wins the presidency in 1988.. Remembered mostly for guiding the US through the Persian Gulf War (the 1. st. Iraqi War).. August 1990 – Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi army invade neighboring Kuwait. 1993-2001. Road to the Whitehouse. Bill Clinton defeated George H. Bush, limited Bush to one term as President. Many were surprised to see Clinton win the election as his campaign was plagued by scandals involving women.. 41. st. president: 1 term served. Natalie W. 4S . Introduction. Born: June 12. th. 1924 in Milton Massachusetts.. Date . E. lected: . January 20. th. 1989. Family and Education. George had 4 siblings . He had a mom and dad. George HW Bush was the second of 5 children all together. He went to private and public schools. George went to . Born: June 12, 1924. Term in Office: (1989-1993). Political Party: Republican. The . George H.W. Bush . Presidency. The End of the Cold War. President Bush came into office on the verge of a new world . Group 1: Alex Lochard, Michael Kramer, Pieter De Wolf, Rachel Cohen . Problem Statement. During political campaigns, candidates and parties are faced with limited resources which include time and money. That being said it is important to invest resources in geographical areas that will produce the greatest amount of votes. Power & constraints. Introduction: the most powerful man in the world?. Faces numerous checks and balances. Bifurcated. Both commander-in-chief and ‘. bargainer. -in-chief’. Lyndon Johnson: “The only power I’ve got is nuclear and I’m not allowed to use that”.. 2000s. George W Bush. Governor of Texas and oil executive. Enacted a very large tax cut to the wealthiest Americans believing they would use the money saved to help the economy. Opened Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for oil. Taft-Hartley Act (1947) – reduced growth of organized labor. Serviceman’s Readjustment Act (G.I. Bill) (1944) – financial aid to veterans of WWII (education, job training). Long-term Economic prosperity. America Confronts . the Post-Cold . War Era. Bill Clinton: The First Baby-Boomer President. Clinton was a “New” Democrat:. Movement towards the center politically. Tougher on crime, pro-defense, welfare reform. Chapter 41. Introduction. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the democratization of its client regimes in Eastern Europe ended the four-decade-old Cold War and left the United States the world’s sole remaining superpower.. Agenda:. Do Now. Notes. Video. Do now:. Below are five people interested in being President of the United . States. Determine whether or not the below candidates meet the basic requirements, and who you would vote based on the information below. . Bill Clinton was a new type of Democrat, and his . administration faced . challenges for a new millennium—and scandals as old . as politics. .. His resume. Attorney general of Arkansas at 30. years . Bill Clinton was a new type of Democrat, and his . administration faced . challenges for a new millennium—and scandals as old . as politics. .. His resume. Attorney general of Arkansas at 30. years . Background Information. Born August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. Attended college at Georgetown University, then won a prestigious scholarship to Oxford for 2 years. While in England, he received a draft notice and had to return to Arkansas. He dodged the draft, but later resubmitted his name. He was never called..