William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Through the speech, Clinton desires to relate his presidency to the American dream and values such as, freedom, prosperity, security, and a perfect union. Clinton achieves this using logos to highlight the positive parts of his presidency with diction words such as; stronger, freer, cleaner, more prosperous, safer, ect. These words communicates a disdain for the previous administration before his, it also triggers a subconscious comparison and contrast in the audience's mind of his administration’s achievements. Although there was no mention of all the problems that riddled his regime, such as Lewinski matter, where
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Bill Clinton also forgot to mention the impeachment dispute in the House of Representatives. Although Bill Clinton signed the DOMA Act, he left his presidency with sixty-five percent of voters approval. During his farewell speech Clinton also contradicted his with saying “In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation and regardless of when they arrived in our country, always moving toward the more perfect union of our founders' dreams.” when he signed DOMA rendered same-sex marriage illegal, at the time, he later advocated for its appeal, and it was deemed unconstitutional. The author’s position on his leave of presidency is quite hopeful. He exudes patriotism and looks forward to being a prideful American citizen. Clinton’s statement of “As for me, I'll leave the presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day I arrived and more confident than ever that America's best days lie ahead.” helped solidify his position of America being the world
Bill Clinton also forgot to mention the impeachment dispute in the House of Representatives. Although Bill Clinton signed the DOMA Act, he left his presidency with sixty-five percent of voters approval. During his farewell speech Clinton also contradicted his with saying “In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation and regardless of when they arrived in our country, always moving toward the more perfect union of our founders' dreams.” when he signed DOMA rendered same-sex marriage illegal, at the time, he later advocated for its appeal, and it was deemed unconstitutional. The author’s position on his leave of presidency is quite hopeful. He exudes patriotism and looks forward to being a prideful American citizen. Clinton’s statement of “As for me, I'll leave the presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day I arrived and more confident than ever that America's best days lie ahead.” helped solidify his position of America being the world