Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency (1999)
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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Bill Clinton from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
January
- January 7 – The Senate trial on removing President Clinton from office began.[1]
- January 19 – President Clinton delivered his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress.[2]
February
- February 12 – President Clinton was acquitted by the United States Senate on charges of perjury (in a vote of 45–55) and obstruction of justice (in a vote of 50–50), ending his impeachment trial.[3]
March
- March 24 – In a press conference at the White House President Clinton argued for the importance of NATO military action against Yugoslavia.[4]
April
- April 20 – President Clinton addressed the nation about the Columbine High School massacre.
May
- May 13 – Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization, President Clinton justified US intervention in Kosovo.[5]
June
- June 16–17 – President Clinton met with President of France Jacques Chirac.[6]
July
- July 15 – Speaking on the South Lawn, President Clinton called on Congress to pass gun control legislation.[7]
- July 16 – President Clinton delivered an address at Amos Hiatt Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa.[8]
August
- August 10 – President Clinton gave an address at the 100th meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.[9]
September
- September 21 – In an address to the UN, President Clinton urged the body to support regional actors more, in place of reliance on US intervention concerning matters such as the East Timor genocide.[10]
October
- October 7 – President Clinton gave remarks at an event supporting the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.[11]
November
- November 21–23 – President Clinton visited Bulgaria and met with President Petar Stoyanov and Prime Minister Ivan Kostov.
December
References
- ^ "Clinton answers Senate summons". CNN. January 11, 1999.
- ^ Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union (January 19, 1999)
- ^ Baker, Peter (February 13, 1999). "The Senate Acquits President Clinton". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Co. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ "BBC News | Americas | Clinton's statement: Stabilising Europe". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ "Transcript: Clinton justifies U.S. involvement in Kosovo - May 13, 1999". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ "FRANCE: CLINTON IN TALKS WITH CHIRAC". Associated Press. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Clinton Adds Voice to Students Lobbying for Gun Bill". New York Times. July 16, 1999.
- ^ "Clinton Takes His School Plan to Iowa". Los Angeles Times. July 17, 1999.
- ^ "100th Meeting Of Veterans Of Foreign Wars and The 86th Meeting Of The Ladies' Auxiliary". clintonwhitehouse5.archives.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ Black, Ian (September 22, 1999). "Clinton urges UN to back regional forces". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ "Test Ban Treaty Event". clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
External links
See also
- Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency, for an index of the Clinton presidency timeline articles