Here's What we have So Far for late '92 and '93:
November 5th, 1992. President Bush Narrowly wins a Second Term:
On November 5th, 1992, thanks to third Party candidate Ross Perot entering the race in February and deciding to stay in the race amid controversy, and allegations of rape coming out against Democratic nominee Bill Clinton, an unpopular President George Bush won the 1992 election narrowly:
President George H.W. Bush (R-TX)/ Vice President J. Danforth Quayle (R-IN): 275 EV/39.5 PV
Governor William J. "Bill" Clinton (D-AR)/ Senator Albert A. Gore Jr. (D-TN): 263 EV/38% PV
Businessman H. Ross Perot (I-TX)/ Ret. Vice Admiral James Stockdale (I-CA): 0 EV/ 21.8% PV
December 15th 1992: Lawrence Eagleburger is confirmed full time to the position of US Secretary of State, having served as Acting Secretary since August upon James Baker's resignation to become White House Chief of Staff.
January 16th 1993: Former White House Chief of Staff and Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner, having been recalled to government service, is confirmed as HUD Secretary, replacing Jack Kemp who had resigned ahead of Bush's second inauguration, frustrated at the lack of policy achievements in HUD.
January 20, 1993: President Bush is inaugurated. He promises to "continue to steer America along the track of growth" and declares "America must not fall back from our success but build on it." The speech is well-received. However with a Democrat Congress and voter fatigue and very little political capital there are questions as to how successful Bush's second term can be.
January 21st 1993: New Bush cabinet appointees, Treasury Secretary Michael Boskin (replacing Nicholas Brady) and Interior Secretary James Hansen (replacing Manuel Lujan) are confirmed and sworn into office. Alongside the appointments of Eagleburger and Skinner, they make up the new members of the Bush Cabinet. All other Cabinet Secretaries remained in post.
February 1, 1993: The US unemployment rate falls to 7.0% President Bush's approval rating is at 50%
February 12, 1993: Nearly 20 House Republicans vow never to vote for a tax increase, even if its proposed by President Bush. One of these Republicans is Newt Gingrich.
February 18, 1993: 3 Iraqi men are arrested for plotting to assassinate the President.
February 19, 1993: The Iraqi government is linked to an attempt on the President's life. The US begins bombing Iraq in retaliation.
February 25, 1993: A draft budget bill from the White House is leaked. the draft shows the White House wants $150 billion in spending cuts, and no tax increases(in fact taxes are slightly cut). Congressional Democrats express disappointment with the budget, with Speaker Tom Foley saying "The administration needs to take serious responsibility for this country's dire fiscal state. It is unfair that the poor and ordinary Americans should exclusively suffer the burden of measures to cut the deficit."
March 12th 1993: A bomb explodes at Capitol South Metro Station in Washington D.C. 17 are killed, and more than 40 injured. There is severe damage to the station as well as moderate to light damage of the O'Neill House Office Building and the Cannon House Office Building.
March 13th, 1993: President Bush holds a Press Conference about the Attacks at Capitol South Metro Station:
"Good Morning. Barbara and I send our condolences to the families of the 17 people who tragically lost their lives in yesterday's attacks, and we pray for a speedy recovery for the 40 men and women who were injured in the attacks. I want to assure the American people that the United States government will do everything in its power to find who is responsible for these attacks, and when we find them, we will bring them to justice. Thank you."
March 19, 1993: Supreme Court Justice Byron White retired.
April 3, 1993: Bush nominated Roger Miner for the Supreme Court. Miner, a moderate to center-right judge is widely acclaimed and faces little opposition, though conservatives wished for a more conservative nominee.
April 3, 1993: President Bush makes speech on Bosnia crisis. Bush condemns "war crimes" and says "the international community shall not tolerate crimes against humanity." Bush calls on players in the region to make peace and declares "The United States and our allies are willing to do all that is necessary, including intervention, to ensure peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina."
April 11, 1993: Bush and Russian President Yeltsin met and discussed the development of the former Soviet Union. The two partners both described the meeting, held in the White House, as very productive and strengthened US-Russian relations. Issues discussed ranged from free market transition, border disputes, nuclear weapons and long-term relations. Diplomats have expressed hope the two countries can move beyond their emnity to build a strong relationship.
April 20, 1993: US intervention in Bosnia came closer as the Serbs rejected the UN peace proposal. Secretary of State James Baker declared "The United States is very disappointed in the refusal of the Serbs and other players in the Bosnia-Herzegovina to make serious moves for peace."
April 24, 1993: Russia has defended Serbia and reaffirmed their ties to the country.
April 27, 1993: The White House has released its plans for the budget. The administration wants $200 billion spending cuts, mainly to social spending, but no tax increases. Democrats were furious, while conservative Republicans were happy with the proposals, seeing it as a welcome shift to the right.
May 2, 1993: The House passed its own budget which increased income taxes from 31% to 37% and increased corporate tax to 36%. There were only $25 billion in spending cuts and $5 billion in 'stimulus'. The administration was furious, decrying "obstructionism" and "political posturing" from Congress.
May 5, 1993: A new poll is released contrasting support for the two budget proposals. 54% of Americans support the administrations' budget plans, 34% supported Congress's plan and 10% were undecided. However Bush's approval rating had fallen to 44% and other poll results showed only 41% of Americans had 'great confidence' that the administration could 'seriously reduce the deficit' while 25% of Americans had 'no confidence' in that.
May 6, 1993:Congressional Republicans, congressional Democrats and the administration held a meeting on the budget to agree on a compromise. Democrats accept no major spending cuts, or at least wary of that, while Bush is wary of raising taxes again. Many analysts believe Bush will be forced to raise taxes just like in his first term.
May 8, 1993: Doubts are expressed by many in Congress that the controversial NAFTA(North American Free Trade Agreement) can ever get passed. Secretary of State Baker said Congress will pass it.
May 10, 1993: NATO will begin intervention in Bosnia in 48 hours unless 'concrete steps' are 'immediately undertaken' to get peace. President Bush declared "America will lead the new world order and America will do what is necessary to defend human rights and the innocent. America will stand up for its values."
May 19, 1993: A bomb explodes during session of the Bundestag, destroying much of the building in Bonn and killing 139 of the Bundestag members, along with Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany, his Minister of the Economy Günther Rexrodt and his Minister of Traffic, Matthias Wissmann, who was just six days in office...
May 20, 1993: A "responsibility claiming" letter by the RAF is sent to newspapers, most importantly the Hamburger Abendblatt and the FAZ. People are extremely sceptic due to the sophisticated nature of the bomb. Police continue to blaim the RAF, Commando Jan-Carl Raspe.
May 21st 1993: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton separate after months of allegations about his infidelity. Hillary Rodham moves back to her home state of Illinois with the couple's daughter, Chelsea.
May 21, 1993: An "expert in graphology", Prof. Dr. Karl Anton Pfeiffer of the Stuttgart university, expresses doubt about the authenticity of the RAF letter. He is promptly fired.
May 21, 1993: The Bundestag, not being incapable of decision, elects Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) as the next chancellor after he announced that he "would love to come back into politics in order to help Germany in this dire times". He is the first chancellor of the FDP who is not "acting".
Late May/Early June 1993: Hans-Dietrich Genscher reshuffles the cabinet to reassure FDP/CDU equality. Most importantly, a hawkish Manfred Kanther becomes foreign minister and "vice chancellor".
May 21, 1993: A certain Armee der Gottesfurcht/Esercito della timore di Dio (Army of the Fear of God) also claims responsibility for the Bonn attack, claiming in a letter that "the sinful communists of Bonn have been attacked, and more attacks will follow until the true faith in the one and only god, represented by The infallible Pope, has been restored".
May 21, 1993: Pope John Paul II. strongly and in very clear words condemns such terrorist attacks in the name of Christianity or Catholicism, and clearly states that those people responsible for the attacks cannot be truly Catholic
May 22, 1993: Roger Miner is confirmed 95-2 by the US Senate and becomes a US Supreme Court Justice. This is Bush's final Supreme Court nomination.
June 6, 1993:President Bush is forced to give into Congress on the budget. Democrats got tax increases in income tax from 31% to 37% and of capital gains tax to 36%, while Bush got $103 million in spending cuts, far more than what most Democrats wanted but less than his original proposal. Both liberals and conservatives were disappointed with the proposal but Congress is likely to pass it reluctantly.
June 22, 1993: The budget is passed.
September 25, 1993: The Bosnia war came to an end as a framework for peace is signed. This came after a NATO intervention bombing Serb positions. President Bush was and still is widely credited with successful leadership in Bosnia and in getting peace in the region.
October 1, 1993: President George Bush's approval rating is at 48%.
October 3rd, 1993. Battle of Mogadishu takes place, Mohamed Farrah Aidid and top aides captured: On October 3rd, 1993, the U.S. Joint Operations force, Task Force Ranger, participated in a mission to capture leaders of the Habr Gidr Clan, including its leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and the mission was a success. President Bush addressed the nation the next evening from the Oval Office. He congratulated the men and women that carried out this mission and also said that "with the capture of these men, we can soon restore order to Somalia and bring the Americans who are serving there home."
November 7, 1993: Bush reiterated his opposition to the Brady Bill which proposed increased gun control. Critics accused, and still accuse, the President of being a puppet of the gun lobby.
November 12, 1993: The Brady Bill failed to pass the House, getting only 203 votes.
November 16, 1993: President Bush rules out amending NAFTA to appease Democrats wary of the agreement.
November 17, 1993:The House vote on NAFTA is tied, 217-217 for and opposed.
November 18, 1993: NAFTA passes the House 221-213. The agreement is opposed by many liberals as undermining environmental protections and many, including Ross Peror, believe it is dangerous to the economy and will lead to 'a giant sucking sound' of jobs going south to Mexico.
November 19th 1993: News breaks that Former Governor of Arkansas and 1992 Democratic nominee for President, Bill Clinton is rushed into the University Hospital of Arkansas (UAMS), in Little Rock, Arkansas, it is not yet known why this is.
November 21st, 1993: After days of trying to supress the news, family lawyer, informs a crown of reporters outside the UAMS, that 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas and 50th Attorney General of Arkansas, William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton has died aged 47 from cocaine abuse and overdose. The family lawyer, then goes on to say that, Ms Hillary Rodham and their daughter, Chelsea, have been informed and would like to take this time to grief privately.
November 22nd, 1993: President George H. W. Bush delivers a statement on the death of his former presidential rival, Bill Clinton, mourning his loss as a "talented politician" and urging other Americans not to fall down the same path of drug addiction Clinton did, and offers kind words to the Clinton family.
November 23, 1993: The US Senate passes NAFTA by the narrowest margin possible, averting a filibuster, The historic free trade agreement is passed and is a crowning accomplishment(or failure) of the Bush presidency.
