Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency (1996)

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Bill Clinton, from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.

January

• January 1 – Clinton issued a statement on the death of Arleigh A. Burke, reflecting on his dinner meeting with him the previous summer and expressing condolences to his family.^[1]
• January 2 – Speaking to reporters, Clinton stated that he hoped an agreement can be reached during the budget negotiations in the Oval Office.^[2]
• January 3 – Clinton addressed the ongoing government shutdown and its consequences on the American people in the Briefing Room.^[3]
• January 3 – Clinton sends a message to Congress on the subject of the national emergency afflicting Libya.^[4]
• January 3 – Clinton sends a message to Congress regarding the most-favored-nation trade status of Romania.^[5]
• January 23 – Clinton delivers his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress.^[6]
• January 26 – Clinton signs H.R. 2880 into law. The legislation is the ninth resolution for the 1996 fiscal year signed by the president.^[7]
• January 26 – In a statement, Clinton calls the Senate ratification of the START II Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty an increase in "the security of the American people".^[8]
• January 26 – Clinton addressed the National Association of Hispanic Publications at the National Press Club.^[9]
• January 27 – In a morning Oval Office address, Clinton noted the tenth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and details efforts made toward getting Congress to collaborate on balancing the budget.^[10]
• January 29 – Clinton announced the national campaign to reduce teen pregnancy in the Roosevelt Room.^[11]
• January 30 – During an afternoon appearance in the Oval Office, Clinton answers questions from reporters on the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission, Russia, Chechnya, and welfare reform.^[12]
• January 30 – Clinton delivers an address on the debt ceiling and answers questions from reporters in the Cabinet Room.^[13]
• January 30 – Clinton sends a letter to Congressional leaders over the United States Air Force being in operation in close proximity to Groom Lake, Nevada.^[14]

February

March

April

May

June

July

July 19 - Clinton declared open the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

August

September

‌* September 5 – Clinton delivers a speech on the education policies of his administration while on the campus of Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida during the morning.^[15]

• September 7 – A radio address, recorded by Clinton the prior day, is broadcast during the morning, in which Clinton calls on members of both parties in Congress to pass a treaty that "will increase the safety of our citizens at home as well as our troops in the field."^[16]
• September 8 – Clinton issued a statement on the death of Arthur Sherwood Flemming the prior day.^[17]
• September 9 – Clinton received the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security's initial report and speaks to reporters in the Oval Office during the morning.^[18] Clinton discussed Potomac River flood damage in the South Lawn^[19] and meets with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House during the afternoon.^[20]
• September 10 – Clinton signs the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997.^[21] Clinton delivers a speech to the Southern Governors' Association at the Ritz Carlton Hotel during the afternoon.^[22]

October

• October 6 – Clinton and former Senator Bob Dole participate in the first presidential debate in Hartford, Connecticut. The debate moderator was Jim Lehrer of PBS.^[23]
• October 9 – Clinton signs the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 1996, following the death of Jessica Dubroff.^[24]
• October 16 – Clinton and former Senator Bob Dole participate in the second and final presidential debate at University of San Diego in San Diego, California in a town hall format moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS.^{[citation needed]}

November

• November 5 – The 1996 United States presidential election took place. Clinton is re-elected, defeating the Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole.^{[citation needed]}
• November 5 – The Republican Party retains their majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate.^{[citation needed]}

December

• December 23 – Clinton issued a statement on George Joulwan retiring.^[25] The Press Secretary office released a recording of Clinton giving a Christmas greeting.^[26] Clinton delivers an address at the Goettge Memorial Fieldhouse in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina during the afternoon.^[27]
• December 28 – Clinton discussed policies being implemented for the protection of children in vehicles during his radio address recorded the previous day in the Roosevelt Room and broadcast during the morning.^[28]
• December 29 – Clinton issued a statement on the Korean Peninsula Submarine Incident Resolution.^[29]