Browse Hierarchy HST5307: The Clinton Years

This module explores the salient issues of Clinton's career, such as the 1992 and 1996 presidential election campaigns, the attempt at health care reform, and the second-term constitutional crisis. Students will develop a knowledge of Bill Clinton's political career, particularly his presidency, of the emerging historiography surrounding Clinton, a comparative sense of the Clinton presidency (in relation to Kennedy, Nixon et al) as well as an understanding of the broader themes in American domestic politics and international affairs in the 1990s and familiarity with some of the pertinent primary sources, such as the Starr Report. This module will enhance students¿ international awareness by fostering their knowledge of and interest in American political history, and developing their understanding of the global impact of American international politics during Bill Clinton's presidential career.