At that time, Clinton was in deep shiite as someone (Donna Shalala, I think) in his admin said we didn't send our best and brightest to Vietnam.
All news outlet were consumed with it and his already poor ratings were plummeting.
Then McVeigh did the dirty deed, Clinton blamed it on talk radio and the militias. The rest is history.
That's what I remember too. Clinton was toast until McVeigh rescued him. He was toast again when flight 800 got shot down, and then he ordered a coverup.
Lucky and Evil all at the same time.