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Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to serve as president in more than a decade when he took the oath of office on January 20, 1993. Maya Angelou read an original poem "On the Pulse of Morning ...
This was the 52nd inauguration and marked the commencement of the first term of Bill Clinton as president and Al Gore as vice president. [1] At 46 years, 154 days of age at the time of his first inauguration, Clinton was the third-youngest person to become president , and the first from the Baby Boomer generation.
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President Bill Clinton (with Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton), taking the oath of office during his inauguration in 1993. Angelou was the first poet to read an inaugural poem since Robert Frost read his poem "The Gift Outright" at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961, and the first Black woman.
President Bill Clinton: Arkansas native Bill Clinton spoke of "American renewal" in his first inaugural address in 1993, when he became the first Democrat to serve as president in more than a decade.
President Clinton's inaugural speech followed. The inauguration was celebrated that night by 14 different official galas held in honor of the President and First Lady. [1] January 20, 1997, was also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The President's speech addressed King and his legacy as a champion of African-American rights and freedoms during the ...
January 20 – The inauguration of Bill Clinton takes place at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. [1]January 21 – Sources state President Clinton is seeking the assistance of First Lady Hillary Clinton in developing a healthcare plan. [2]
Melissa Etheridge publicly came out as a lesbian at the 1993 presidential inauguration, she says it was a “different world.” “It was a funny time because I grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s ...