Clinton begins second term amid calls for budget reform
President Clinton shifted from tuxedo to suit as he enters a second term. He vows bipartisanship while facing a bid to amend the constitution for a balanced budget and to tighten campaign finance rules. Foreign policy and education will occupy his early days, with Kofi Annan set to meet and Yeltsin health concerns looming. Clinton aide Madeleine Albright wins Senate committee approval. The year promises budget battles, investigations, and international diplomacy.
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Clinton’s second inaugural speech offers comfort and hope
The president’s address on the Capitol steps avoided soaring rhetoric yet aimed to reassure Americans. He framed a future of opportunity, responsibility, and community, citing better schools, secure retirements, safer streets, and a nation that remains indispensable to the world while improving lives at home.
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King Day service sparks nationwide acts of service
Volunteers across Atlanta honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr by painting murals, cleaning up schools and neighborhoods, and helping food banks. In Concord New Hampshire organizers demonstrate support for a King holiday with a food drive. Memphis crowds recall his last speech at Mason Temple as Ebenezer Baptist Church hosts a large service.
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