Contents

• Prelude to the 1990s : the 1980s
• The Cold War ends, the new world order begins, 1990
• Desert Storm and the new world order, 1991
• "It’s the economy, stupid", 1992
• Don’t ask, don’t tell, 1993
• The contract with America and the crime of the century, 1994
• Terror in the heartland, 1995
• Clinton prevails again, 1996
• Let the good times roll, 1997
• Monica and impeachment, 1998
• Fin de sicle and Y2K, 1999