Penn
Student reactions were mixed the week of President Bill Clinton's inauguration on Jan. 21.
"This is the first presidential election in which I participated, and I felt like a part of something which will be historically significant," said then-College junior Josh Penn.
"Coming after Bush, who was so out of touch with the masses, Clinton seems to actually care about the people," said then-College and Wharton senior Larry Schoen, who traveled to Washington to attend the ceremonies.
In response to the televised inauguration speech, then-German graduate student Heather Fleming said, "I'll turn on the TV, put on my new tape, and then go back to my studying.
"I think that, as of tomorrow, people will begin closely analyzing Clinton's promises and deciding the degree of his integrity," then-Englineering sophomore Michael Zugay said. "Right now, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but tomorrow, the party's over."
Nation
On Jan. 21, former Arkansas governor William Jefferson Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States.
The presidential election of 1992 was a three-way battle between Clinton, Republican incumbent George Bush and independent candidate and Texas businessman Ross Perot.
Clinton won the election by a wide margin in the U.S. Electoral College, but with only 43 percent of the popular vote.
He was the first Democrat elected to the office in 12 years.
"Today, we pledge that the era of deadlock and drift is over - a new season of American renewal has begun," Clinton said in his inaugural speech.
"It will not be easy; it will require sacrifice. But it can be done, and done fairly, not choosing sacrifice for its own sake, but for our own sake. We must provide for our nation the way a family provides for its children."
Clinton remained in office for two terms.
