I remember that also. The very first day after Clinton was first elected in 1992, Peter Jennings, who had been trashing the economy for months, came out with news that the US was officially out of a recession; it had been growing for the last 6 months. That was the last time that I watched any of the MSM newscasts.
Yes and shortly after taking office, even though he had promised to cut taxes, he announced the government was in bad shape and would need to raise taxes.