Two other bombs had been discovered in Manila earlier in the week so the threat level that day was high.[151] Security personnel at the Manila International Airport uncovered several grenades and a timing device in a travel bag.[152] Officials also discovered a bomb near a major U.S. naval base.[152] The president was scheduled to visit both these locations later in the week. An intense investigation took place into the events in Manila and it was discovered that the group behind the bridge bomb was a Saudi terrorist group in Afghanistan known as al-Qaeda and the plot was masterminded by Osama bin Laden.[150] Until recently, this thwarted assassination attempt was never made public and remained top secret. Only top members of the U.S. intelligence community were aware of these events.[150]

Second term (1997–2001)
In the January 1997, State of the Union address, Clinton proposed a new initiative to provide health coverage to up to five million children. 