| Bill Clinton | |
|---|---|
| 50th Attorney General of Arkansas | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 9, 1979 | |
| Governor | David Pryor Joe Purcell (acting) |
| Preceded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
Impeachment of Bill ClintonFloor proceedings of the U.S. Senate during the trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, Chief Justice William Rehnquist presidingAccusedBill Clinton, President of the United StatesDateDecember 19, 1998 to February 12, 1999OutcomeAcquitted by the U.S. Senate, remained in office28 more rows
Clinton signed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law, along with many other free trade agreements. He also enacted significant welfare reform. His deregulation of finance (both tacit and overt through the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act) has been criticized as a contributing factor to the Great Recession.
Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. He signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, but failed to pass his plan for national health care reform.
The 1992 United States presidential election was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush, independent businessman Ross Perot of Texas, and a number of minor candidates.