Bill Clinton

In 1992 he was nominated by his party as presidential candidate against Republican George Bush; during the electoral campaign he linked his image to the memory of assassinated president John F. Kennedy. He was also young, had good public speaking skills, had a great education, friendly mannerism filled with energy and a confusing program of “change” capable of securing votes.

After winning the presidential elections in 1993, he counted on two brilliant partners both during his campaign and during his term in office, Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Hillary Clinton. She was in charge of developing the star program and the implementation of a national health system. However, she was not able to put it into practice due to the growing opposition from the conservatives even after obtaining the majority of the republican votes in both electoral legislations in 1994.

Both the social benefits budget cut and the Cuban blockade (1966) changed his conservative politics. He found, however, a way to regain popularity overcoming a number of personal accusations. He was re-elected a second term in office in 1996 but the accusations of sexual harassment from the extreme right wing continued throughout his presidency.