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Subject(s)

• Nineteen ninety-seven, A.D.—Sources [Browse]
• History, Modern—20th century—Sources [Browse]
• World politics—1995-2005—Sources [Browse]

Summary note

Each volume in this series begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each documents or set of documents begins with an essay that discusses background history and context of the event covered and the document chosen.

Notes

Previously issued in print: 1998.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 16, 2014).

Contents

• January
• Special counsel on Gingrich ethics violations: January 17, 1997
• President Clinton's second inaugural address: January 20, 1997.
• February
• State of the Union address and Republican response: February 4, 1997
• President's economic report, economic advisers' report: February 10, 1997
• Jurors' remarks on O.J. Simpson's civil trial: February 10, 1997
• Report on preventing the spread of AIDS: February 13, 1997
• Chinese president on the death of Deng Xiaoping: February 25, 1997.
• March
• Commission report on government secrecy: March 4, 1997
• GAO report on aviation safety recommendations: March 5, 1997
• Cult's press release on own mass suicide: March 22, 1997
• Employer guidelines on mental disabilities: March 25, 1997
• Report on mammograms for women in their forties: March 27, 1997
• GAO report on United Nations peacekeeping operations: March 27, 1997
• Guidelines on benefits of sports for girls: March 28, 1997.
• April
• Census Bureau report on immigration: April 8, 1997
• Federal appeals panel on affirmative action ban: April 8, 1997
• Secretary of state on chemical weapons treaty: April 8, 1997
• NASA report on Galileo's inspection of Jupiter's moons: April 9, 1997
• Clinton on agreement to end sweatshops: April 14, 1997
• Genetic researcher on the cloning of "Dolly": April 15, 1997
• Justice Department report on FBI crime laboratory: April 15, 1997
• Clinton on relief efforts for Red River flood: April 22, 1997
• Japanese prime minister on Peruvian hostage crisis: April 23, 1997
• Clinton and other leaders at volunteerism summit: April 28, 1997
• Sentencing commission on minimum cocaine penalties: April 29, 1997.
• May
• Report on how "neutrals" aided Nazi Germany: May 7, 1997
• IBM on chess victory by "Deep Blue" computer: May 11, 1997
• Queen Elizabeth's speech to the British parliament: May 14, 1997
• Khatami on his election as president of Iran: May 27, 1997
• Supreme Court on presidential immunity: May 27, 1997.
• June
• Federal task force report on church arson cases: June 6, 1997
• Clinton speech on improving race relations: June 14, 1997
• Doctors report on end-of-life care: June 18, 1997
• Proposed settlement of tobacco claims: June 20, 1997
• Final statement of the "summit of the eight": June 22, 1997
• Supreme Court on parochial school aid: June 23, 1997
• Supreme Court on confining sex offenders: June 23, 1997
• Air force report on Roswell UFO citings [sic]: June 24, 1997
• Supreme Court on religion and congressional powers: June 25, 1997
• Survey of adult attitudes about children and teens: June 26, 1997
• Supreme Court on internet free speech: June 26, 1997
• Supreme Court on physician-assisted suicide: June 26, 1997
• Review of United Nations "Earth summit": June 27, 1997
• Secretary of state on U.S. consulate in Vietnam: June 28, 1997
• GAO report on Gulf War weapons effectiveness: June 30, 1997
• Britain, China on the transfer of Hong Kong: June 30, 1997.
• July
• NASA report on pathfinder mission to Mars: July 4, 1997
• NATO summit meeting statement on expansion: July 8, 1997
• Vice president Gore on new television rating system: July 10, 1997
• GAO report on year 2000 computer conversion: July 10, 1997
• Clinton on impact of NAFTA after three years: July 11, 1997
• Safety administrator on aggressive driving: July 17, 1997
• State department report on religious persecution: July 22, 1997
• Cabinet secretary on medical record privacy: July 31, 1997.
• August
• NCI report on nuclear testing fallout: August 1, 1997
• Clinton and Gingrich on balanced budget agreement: August 5, 1997
• Clinton on his first use of the line-item veto: August 11, 1997
• Clinton on welfare reform: August 12, 1997
• McVeigh on his sentencing for Oklahoma City bombing: August 14, 1997
• Teamsters and UPS officials on end of strike: August 19, 1997.
• September
• U.S. State Department on Cambodian coup: September 4, 1997
• Statements on the death of Diana, Princess of Wales: September 5 and 6, 1997
• Army report on sexual harassment in the military: September 11, 1997
• Acting commissioner on IRS mistakes and abuses: September 25, 1997
• Report on the shortage of technology workers: September 29, 1997.
• October
• FBI report on crime: October 4, 1997
• Agriculture secretary on food safety initiative: October 8, 1997
• NEA on the future of the nonprofit arts: October 13, 1997
• Presidential commission on protecting infrastructure: October 20, 1997
• Federal Reserve chairman on stock market volatility: October 29, 1997
• Clinton and Jiang on U.S.-China relations: October 29, 1997
• Presidential panel on Gulf War illnesses: October 31, 1997.
• November
• Federal health panel statement on acupuncture: November 5, 1997
• Clinton on gay rights: November 8, 1997
• UN security council on weapons inspections in Iraq: November 12, 1997
• Transportation department on air bag regulations: November 18, 1997
• FBI, National Safety Board on TWA 800 crash: November 18, 1997
• Advisory commission on health care bill of rights: November 20, 1997
• OECD Treaty on combating bribery of public officials: November 20, 1997.
• December
• Defense panel on future national security needs: December 1, 1997
• Attorney general on campaign finance probe: December 2, 1997
• IMF director on Asian financial crisis: December 2, 1997
• Treaty banning land mines: December 2-4, 1997
• UN treaty on global warming: December 11, 1997
• Secretary of state on new government in the Congo: December 12, 1997
• Federal Appeals Court on California term limits: December 19, 1997
• Kim Dae-Jung on his election as president of South Korea: December 19, 1997.

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ISBN

1-4833-0254-7

OCLC

875379870

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