1. The protean president.
- Author
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Edsall, Thomas Byrne
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POLITICAL agenda , *RIGHT & left (Political science) , *PRESIDENTS of the United States , *LIBERALISM , *CONSERVATISM , *POLITICAL leadership , *REFORMS ,UNITED States politics & government, 1989- - Abstract
The article discusses the political agenda of U.S. President Bill Clinton and how it has changed since he was elected in 1992. The congressional elections of 1994, in which the Republicans gained control of Congress, are discussed in terms of how they affected Clinton's agenda. Predictions about the 1996 presidential campaign are offered. Clinton is said to have turned from implementing Democratic liberalism to reforming rising Republican conservatism.
- Published
- 1996