Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign
1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton
The 1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton, then Governor of Arkansas, was announced on October 3, 1991 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
| Clinton-Gore '92 | |
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| Campaign | 1992 Democratic primaries 1992 U.S. presidential election |
| Candidate | Bill Clinton Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992) Al Gore U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Status | Announced: October 3, 1991 Presumptive nominee: June 2, 1992 Official nominee: July 16, 1992 Won election: November 3, 1992 |
| Headquarters | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Key people | David Wilhelm (Campaign manager) James Carville (Chief strategist) George Stephanopoulos (Senior strategist, Communications director & Spokesperson) Paul Begala (Senior strategist) Harold M. Ickes (Senior strategist) Rahm Emanuel (Finance director) Dee Dee Myers (Media strategist) Mandy Grunwald (Media strategist) Mickey Kantor (General counsel) Stan Greenberg (Pollster) |
| Slogan | For people for change Putting People First It's the economy stupid! |
After winning a majority of delegates in the Democratic primaries of 1992, the campaign announced that then-junior Senator from Tennessee, Al Gore, would be Clinton's running mate.
The Clinton-Gore ticket went on to defeat Republican incumbent President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle in the presidential election on November 3, 1992, and took office as the 42nd President and 45th Vice President on January 20, 1993.
Other websites
change- Bill Clinton announcement speech Archived 2020-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Bill Clinton acceptance speech
- Booknotes interview with P.F. Bentley on Clinton: Portrait of Victory, January 17, 1993.
