June 6, 1994

January 25, 1994

In light of a changing global economy, President Bill Clinton discusses the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which allows for fairer and more efficient trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. He believes that this agreement, by creating the world’s largest trade zone, will promote both economic and social progress.

December 8, 1993

In the place where Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his last sermon, President Clinton stresses the need for effective crime legislation.

November 13, 1993

After American soldiers were killed in Somalia, President Clinton addresses the nation regarding U.S. military involvement in Somalia. He outlines the goals for continued U.S. involvement, including protecting U.S. troops, securing the area, and keeping the flow of food and supplies open. Clinton stresses that the United States will only leave Somalia on its own terms, and the U.S. military must increase its strength so it can do its job and bring our soldiers home.

October 7, 1993

Bill Clinton addresses Congress and asks them to support his plan to fix America's broken health care system. He argues that the current system is simply too broken, too uncertain, too expensive, and too bureaucratic to continue as currently structured. The President outlines the following six principles for restructuring: security of coverage, inclusion of all Americans, savings, choice, quality, and responsibility.

September 22, 1993

This ceremony begins with President Bill Clinton speaking about the historic agreement being signed between the Israelis and the Palestinians. After Clinton speaks, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas, PLO Executive Committee member, make brief remarks. Then Foreign Minister Peres and Mr. Abbas sign the declaration, and Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Foreign Minister Andrey Kozyrev of Russia sign as witnesses. Secretary Christopher and Foreign Minister Kozyrev then make remarks, followed by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Chairman Yasser Arafat of the PLO. The video runs 63 minutes, but the transcript contains just President Clinton's first remarks.

September 13, 1993

President Clinton speaks at a memorial mass for Robert F. Kennedy on the 25th anniversary of his assassination. Clinton remembers him, standing on the hood of a car, grasping at outreached hands, black and brown and white. His promise was that the hands that reached out to him might someday reach out to each other. And together, those hands could make America everything that it ought to be. The President urges Americans to focus on the powerful, simple message of Robert Kennedy: We can do better.

June 6, 1993

President Clinton addresses distinguished guests from all branches of the military to announce the accomplished mission of Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. He acknowledges that the largest humanitarian relief operation in history has written an important new chapter in the international annals of peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance.

May 5, 1993

On the 100th day of his administration, President Clinton addresses a myriad of community and student volunteers in New Orleans, Louisiana, to thank them for their commitment to national service. He stresses that national service allows higher learning to go hand-in-hand with the higher purpose of addressing the country's unmet needs to secure the future.

April 30, 1993