Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency (1993)

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Bill Clinton from his inauguration as the 42nd president of the United States on January 20, 1993, to December 31, 1993.

January January 20 – The inauguration of Bill Clinton takes place at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. January 21 – Sources state President Clinton is seeking the assistance of First Lady Hillary Clinton in developing a healthcare plan. Administration officials state President Clinton intends to hold a cabinet meeting over American involvement in the Bosnian War (1992–1995), for an increase in humanitarian efforts. January 22 – President Clinton issues an executive order undoing abortion restrictions put in place by the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations.

February February 1 – President Clinton meets with American governors in the East Room during the morning. Right after its conclusion, President Clinton says the meeting was "simply an honest discussion where real work was done, real opinions were argued and a room filled with women and men who left their partisan banners outside the door."Remarks Following a Meeting With the Nation's Governors (February 1, 1993) President Clinton attends the Democratic Governors' Association Dinner at the National Building Museum during the evening.Remarks at the Democratic Governors' Association Dinner (February 1, 1993) President Clinton issues a statement on his administration revoking Executive Orders 12800 and 12818, policies enacted under the Bush administration during the previous year.Statement on Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Contracting (February 1, 1993) President Clinton announces the nomination of Kenneth D. Brody for President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.Nomination for President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (February 1, 1993) February 2 – President Clinton addresses the National Governors' Association at the J.W. Marriott Hotel during the morning.Remarks to the National Governors' Association (February 2, 1993) President Clinton announces the nomination of Terry Duvernay for Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Andrew Cuomo for Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.Nomination for Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (February 2, 1993) February 3 – President Clinton delivers an address to employees of the Office of Management and Budget in the New Executive Office Building during the morning.Remarks to Office of Management and Budget Employees (February 3, 1993) President Clinton states his intent to reduce the country's deficit when answering an inquiring on the subject of social security recipients during an afternoon appearance in the Roosevelt Room.Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With Economic Advisers (February 3, 1993) February 4 – President Clinton attends the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton during the morning.Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast (February 4, 1993) President Clinton attends a dinner in honor of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation in the Washington Sheraton Hotel during the evening.Remarks at a Dinner Honoring the New Jersey Congressional Delegation (February 4, 1993) February 5 – President Clinton holds his second news conference with Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney in the South Lawn during the afternoon. Questions are posed and answered regarding relations between the United States and Canada, the North American Free Trade Agreement, Haiti, Israel, and Bosnia.The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada (February 5, 1993) President Clinton addresses the National Conference of Mayors in the State Dining Room.Remarks to the National Conference of Mayors (February 5, 1993) February 6 – President Clinton delivers a radio address in the Oval Office during the morning. His remarks are geared toward addressing the incomes of families and the policies being enacted by his administration to raise the living standard, citing the need "build a high-growth, high-skilled, high-wage economy by investing in the health, the education, the job training, and the technologies of our people and their future."The President's Radio Address (February 6, 1993) February 8 – President Clinton announces the establishment of the White House Office on Environmental Policy in the Roosevelt Room during the morning.Remarks Announcing the Creation of the White House Office on Environmental Policy (February 8, 1993) President Clinton answers questions from reporters on the Social Security taxes of all of the administration's cabinet and deputy secretaries, the paying of back taxes, and Bosnia in the Oval Office during the afternoon.Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Turgut Ozal of Turkey (8 February 1993) February 9 – President Clinton addresses the reorganization and reduction of the White House staff in remarks in the Briefing Room during the morning.Remarks on Reduction and Reorganization of the White House Staff (February 9, 1993) Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office during the afternoon, President Clinton says he "gave up 350 staff members".Exchange With Reporters During a Meeting With Boy Scouts (February 9, 1993) February 10 – President Clinton holds a meeting with his cabinet in the Cabinet Room during the morning. The meeting centers around staff reductions within their various departments and President Clinton signs three executive orders centered around reduction and commissions. Remarks at a Meeting With Cabinet Members (February 10, 1993) President Clinton participated in a televised town meeting program in the studios of WXYZ-TV in Detroit. He fielded questions from the studio audience as well as studio audiences in Miami, Florida and Washington state while seated on a stool in the Detroit studio. President responds to 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak in the Pacific Northwest.C-SPAN Video (February 11, 1993) February 11 – President Clinton delivers an address to business leaders in the East Room during the morning.Remarks to Business Leaders (February 11, 1993) President Clinton holds his third news conference in the Rose Garden during the afternoon. President Clinton announces his nomination of Janet Reno for United States Attorney General at the start of the conference and Reno answers questions on whether she is a feminist, her qualifications, and her stances on immigration law.The President's News Conference With Attorney-General-Designate Janet Reno (February 11, 1993) February 12 – President Clinton answers questions from reporters over the feedback he has received from congressmen and whether he believes Republicans will get along with him during an afternoon appearance in the State Dining Room.Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With Congressional Leaders (February 12, 1993) President Clinton announces the nomination of James Lee Witt for Director of the Nation's Federal Emergency.Nomination for Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (February 12, 1993) February 13 – President Clinton meets with the Economic Policy Group for a discussion on the budget.Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With the Economic Policy Group (February 13, 1993) February 15 – President Clinton denies that he will appear before Congress and that the administration seeks to change the course of the past twelve years under his two immediate predecessors in the Roosevelt Room during the morning.Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With Democratic Congressional Leaders (February 15, 1993) President Clinton delivers an evening Oval Office address previewing his speech to Congress and reflecting on the current climate of the economy.Address to the Nation on the Economic Program (February 15, 1993) February 16 – President Clinton delivers remarks via satellite from Room 459 of the Old Executive Office Building to the California Economic Conference during the afternoon.Teleconference Remarks to the California Economic Conference (February 16, 1993) February 17 – President Clinton delivers an address before a joint session of the members of Congress outlining his administration goals.Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on Administration Goals (February 17, 1993) February 18 – President Clinton delivers an address at the Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri during the afternoon.Remarks on the Economic Program in St. Louis, Missouri (February 18, 1993) February 19 – President Clinton announces the nomination of Thomas Glynn for the position of Deputy Secretary of Labor.Nomination for Deputy Secretary of Labor (February 19, 1993) February 20 – President Clinton attends a town hall meeting in the East Room during the morning, answering questions from Peter Jennings concerning the White House, the presidency, Little Rock school integration, his daughter, women in elected office, civil disturbances in Los Angeles, health care reform, his education, violence in schools, and proposed handgun legislation.Remarks at the Children's Town Meeting (February 20, 1993) February 21 – President Clinton delivers an afternoon address at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California.Remarks on the Economic Program in Santa Monica, California (February 21, 1993) February 22 – President Clinton has a telephone conversation with Larry Villella on CBS radio and the economy while on Air Force One.Remarks in a Telephone Conversation With Larry Villella (February 22, 1993) President Clinton delivers an address to employees of Boeing in Hangar 40–23 at Boeing in Everett, Washington during the afternoon.Remarks to Boeing Employees in Everett, Washington (February 22, 1993) February 23 – President Clinton attends the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Business Action Rally at DAR Construction Hall during the morning.Remarks to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Business Action Rally (February 23, 1993) President Clinton answers questions aboard Air Force One during the afternoon on his impending discussions with United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali (February 23, 1993) February 24 – President Clinton releases a statement on the intended resignation of Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney praising him and his country.Statement on the Planned Resignation of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada (February 24, 1993) February 26 – The World Trade Center in New York City is bombed by terrorist Ramzi Yousef, who detonated a truck bomb in the basement of the North Tower. Six people are killed and over 1,000 are injured. February 28 – Four federal ATF agents were killed in a botched raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, TX. This event led to a stand-off that lasted 51 days before ending in a fire on April 19, 1993.

March March 1 – President Clinton participates in a question-and-answer session at the Adult Learning Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey during the morning.Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Adult Learning Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey (March 1, 1993) President Clinton delivers an address at Rutgers University during the afternoon.Remarks on National Service at Rutgers University in New Brunswick (March 1, 1993) March 2 – President Clinton answers questions from reporters in the Oval Office regarding the Waco incident and Haiti during the afternoon.Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With Secretary General Manfred Woerner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (March 2, 1993) March 3 – President Clinton announces the National Performance Review in Room 450 of the Old Executive Building during the morning.Remarks Announcing the National Performance Review (March 3, 1993)