S6. Toward the 21st Century

Unit 4: Contemporary Culture, 1960-Present

Section 6: Toward the 21st Century

Introduction

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President William Jefferson Clinton Greeting People in a Large Crowd at a "Get Out the Vote" Rally in Los Angeles, California.

Popularity is fleeting.

President Bush enjoyed an approval rating in March 1991 of 91 percent for his handling of Operation Desert Storm. As the Presidential race for 1992 began to unfold, many potential candidates were scared to challenge him and look to 1996 as a better opportunity. But the recession that battered the American economy would not go away. As growth remained low and unemployment persisted, some of the shine began to wear off the President. Not since James Monroe's second term in 1820 had a sitting President been re-elected during an economic slump.

Enter Bill Clinton.

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