Thousands of people between 10,000 and 15,000 by most accounts jammed shoulder-to-shoulder on the Pulliam Lawn and sprawling on nearby grassy slopes.

Eleven carefully selected college students meeting with the nation’s elected leader for an informal discussion on real financial issues facing students.

A Republican congressman’s press conference challenging the process by which those students were selected.

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A Death to Education rally canceled at the White House’s request when officials thought it might take some of the spotlight from the president.

Outstretched hands and mingling of several generations of all political persuasions drawn to campus to be part of the first visit by a sitting U.S. president since 1947.

The presidential motorcade’s impromptu stop in front of Mugsy McGuire’s and 15 minutes of presidential chatting with people lucky enough to be at that spot at that time.

Arrival slightly after 9 a.m., departure approximately 2 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 11, 1995, the day President Bill Clinton came to SIUC.

The Daily Egyptian presents these pages to commemorate the occasion.