Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Clinton-Gore '92
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!

The 1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton, then Governor of Arkansas, was announced on October 3, 1991 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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.

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