January 1 – Clinton issued a statement on the death of Arleigh A. Burke, reflecting on his dinner meeting with him the previous summer and expressing condolences to his family.[1]
January 2 – Speaking to reporters, Clinton stated that he hoped an agreement can be reached during the budget negotiations in the Oval Office.[2]
January 3 – Clinton addressed the ongoing government shutdown and its consequences on the American people in the Briefing Room.[3]
January 3 – Clinton sends a message to Congress on the subject of the national emergency afflicting Libya.[4]
January 3 – Clinton sends a message to Congress regarding the most-favored-nation trade status of Romania.[5]
January 26 – Clinton signs H.R. 2880 into law. The legislation is the ninth resolution for the 1996 fiscal year signed by the president.[7]
January 26 – In a statement, Clinton calls the Senate ratification of the START II Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty an increase in "the security of the American people".[8]
January 26 – Clinton addressed the National Association of Hispanic Publications at the National Press Club.[9]
January 27 – In a morning Oval Office address, Clinton noted the tenth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and details efforts made toward getting Congress to collaborate on balancing the budget.[10]
January 29 – Clinton announced the national campaign to reduce teen pregnancy in the Roosevelt Room.[11]
January 30 – During an afternoon appearance in the Oval Office, Clinton answers questions from reporters on the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission, Russia, Chechnya, and welfare reform.[12]
January 30 – Clinton delivers an address on the debt ceiling and answers questions from reporters in the Cabinet Room.[13]
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September
* September 5 – Clinton delivers a speech on the education policies of his administration while on the campus of Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida during the morning.[15]
September 7 – A radio address, recorded by Clinton the prior day, is broadcast during the morning, in which Clinton calls on members of both parties in Congress to pass a treaty that "will increase the safety of our citizens at home as well as our troops in the field."[16]
September 9 – Clinton received the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security's initial report and speaks to reporters in the Oval Office during the morning.[18] Clinton discussed Potomac River flood damage in the South Lawn[19] and meets with Prime Minister of IsraelBinyamin Netanyahu at the White House during the afternoon.[20]
September 10 – Clinton signs the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997.[21] Clinton delivers a speech to the Southern Governors' Association at the Ritz Carlton Hotel during the afternoon.[22]
December 23 – Clinton issued a statement on George Joulwan retiring.[25] The Press Secretary office released a recording of Clinton giving a Christmas greeting.[26] Clinton delivers an address at the Goettge Memorial Fieldhouse in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina during the afternoon.[27]
December 28 – Clinton discussed policies being implemented for the protection of children in vehicles during his radio address recorded the previous day in the Roosevelt Room and broadcast during the morning.[28]
December 29 – Clinton issued a statement on the Korean Peninsula Submarine Incident Resolution.[29]
