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1996
DECEMBER
December 31, 1996
Looking
Back
Some end-of-the-year thoughts from four NewsHour regulars.
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December
23, 1996
Historical
Views
An historical look at second terms. |
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December 20, 1996
Team
Players
President Clinton's cabinet announcements and financial contributions answers are first. |
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December 13, 1996
New
Faces
President Clinton announced more new members of his second term team
this afternoon. |
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December 6, 1996
Second
Term Policy
A look at Presidents of the United States and their foreign policy.
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December 5, 1996
Madeleine
Albright, Chief
President Clinton has chosen U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright
to replace outgoing Secrectary of State, Warren Christopher. |
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December 5,
1996
...And
The Rest Of The Security Team
In addition to nominating a new Secretary of
State, President Clinton announced three other nominations for his national security
team. |
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NOVEMBER
November 26, 1996
Warren
Christopher
Secretary of State Warren Christopher discusses President Clinton's
recent trip to the Pacific Rim, the administration's decision to take a "new look"
at participating in an international force in Central Africa, and whether Boutros
Boutros-Ghali should remain the Secretary General of the U.N. |
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November
15, 1996
Heading
Into Zaire
President Clinton announced he has approved, in principle,
two new deployments of U.S. troops overseas. |
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November 8, 1996
Presidential
Press Conference
President Clinton's held an afternoon news conference, the
first since his re-election victory Tuesday. The major announcement was that of
Erskine Bowles to replace Leon Panetta as White House chief of staff. Here are
some excerpts. |
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November 8, 1996
New
Chief Of Staff
A look at new White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles. |
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November 7, 1996
Christopher
Retires
Warren Christopher resigned as Secretary of State after four years
on the job and a career that spanned three Democratic presidents and a number
of trade and foreign policy positions. |
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November 7, 1996
Christopher
Departs
President Clinton announced the resignation of Secretary of State
Warren Christopher this afternoon at the White House. |
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JULY
July 5, 1996
Keep
Out!
Polls show a majority of Americans are skeptical of the benign explanation
offered by the White House regarding its obtaining of FBI files on prominent Republicans. |
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JUNE
June 26, 1996
The
Paper Trail
In its continuing investigation into the White House's handling
of confidential FBI files, the House Government Oversight Committee questioned
those staffers involved in the scandal.
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June 20, 1996
FBI
Files Hearings
The Senate Judiciary hearings on the release on classified
FBI files to the Clinton Whitehouse began in Congress.
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June 20, 1996
Divided
Nations
Five years ago Boutros Boutros-Ghali took the helm at the U.N., telling
critics he wouldn't seek a second term. This week he reversed that decision, leading
Clinton officials to say publicly they'll veto his nomination.
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June 19,
1996
The
FBI Files
The NewsHour's regional commentators about the alleged "bureaucratic
snafu" in the release of FBI files on Republican staffers to the Clinton White
House.
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June 19, 1996
FBI
Files: Nagging Questions
The House Government Reform and Oversight opened
hearings on what the White House has called "a bureaucratic snafu" -- the
request for the sensitive FBI files of officials from past Republican administrations.
House Democrats said the whole incident is being overplayed, but House Republicans
wonder if there is some more to the White House's actions.
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June 14, 1996
Misfiled
Margaret Warner is joined by two members of the House Government Reform
and Oversight Committee, Representatives James Moran (D) and Tom Davis (R),
to look at the Whitehouse/FBI files case.
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June 12, 1996
Regional
Editors on the FBI files
The story of the White House and the FBI files.
Jim Lehrer is joined by the NewsHour's panel of regional commentators after
a backgrounder by Kwame Holman.
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June 6, 1996
Travel
Office
Evidence has cropped up that Clinton staff members ordered the
FBI to investigate the fired employees of the White House travel office.
Following a backgrounder by Kwame Holman, Jim Lehrer is joined by Representatives
William Clinger, (R) New York, chair of the Government Reform and Oversight
Committeeand James Moran, (D) Virginia.
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June 4, 1996
Forum: Presidential Character
Historian Michael Beschloss on the role of a President's character |
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MAY
May 28, 1996
Hillary
Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton discusses the Whitewater trial, the
coming election, public opinion about her and her experiences in the White House. |
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APRIL
April 15, 1996
Security
And Defense
President Clinton began a tour of several East Asian cities Sunday.
First is a trip to South Korea only weeks after tensions erupted between it and
the communist North. Clinton will also visit Japan, where many are calling for
the U.S. to limit its military presence. |
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JANUARY
January 24, 1996
Stately Address
"The era of big government is over," according to the President.
Kwame Holman reports on the State of the Union. |
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January 24, 1996
Views From Around the Nation
NewsHour's regular group of regional
commentators assess the President's speech.
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January 22, 1996
History
In The Making
The State of the Union has its roots in Britain. The NewsHour
looks at how it was adopted by early American politicians and how it's evolved
over the centuries. |
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January 15, 1996
Historical
Role Of The First Lady
Hillary Clinton has been defending her character since
a series of harsh remarks were made by Congressman Alfonse D'Amatoand William
Safire over her involvement in Whitewater and the White House Travel office probe.
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January 5, 1996
Travel
Probe
The First Lady and the White House Travel Office is back in the news. |
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