Mr. clinton biography

This article is about the U.S. President from to For others, see William Clinton (disambiguation).

Bill Clinton
Official portrait,
In office January 20, &#;– January 20,
Vice President	Al Gore
Preceded by	George H. W. Bush
Succeeded by	George W. Bush
In office January 11, &#;– December 12,
Lieutenant
Preceded by	Frank D. White
Succeeded by	Jim Guy Tucker
In office January 9, &#;– January 19,
Lieutenant	Joe Purcell
Preceded by	Joe Purcell (acting)
Succeeded by	Frank D. White
In office January 3, &#;– January 9,
Governor
Preceded by	Jim Guy Tucker
Succeeded by	Steve Clark
Born	William Jefferson Blythe III () August 19, (age&#;78) Hope, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Height	&#;m (6&#;ft 1&#;in)
Spouse(s)
Children	Chelsea Clinton
Parents	William Jefferson Blythe Jr. Virginia Clinton Kelley
Relatives	Clinton family
Residence	Chappaqua, New York, U.S.
Education
Profession	politician attorney professor author humanitarian activist
Awards	Honors and Awards
Signature
Bill Clinton delivers remarks on the decision to join NATO forces in military airstrikes against Serbia Record March 24,
Other offices &#;&#; Chair of the National Governors Association &#;&#; Vice Chair of the National Governors Association

William Jefferson Clinton (born August 19, ) is an American politician and attorney. He was the 42nd president of the United States from to Before becoming president, he was the 40th and 42nd governor of Arkansas from to and again from to He was also the 50th attorney general of Arkansas from to

He took office at the end of the Cold War. Clinton was the first president from the baby boomer generation. He was 46 years old when he was elected, making him the third-youngest president. He was impeached in for lying about a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was the second president to be impeached.

Clinton left office in with the joint-highest approval rating of any U.S. president in the modern era, alongside Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. His presidency is generally ranked among the upper tier in historical rankings of U.S. presidents. However, his personal life and allegations of sexual assault made against him lead to Clinton being the subject of criticism.

He is married to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was the 67th United States secretary of state from to , U.S. senator from New York from to , and the Democratic nominee for president in the U.S. presidential election.

Early life and education

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Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III at Julia Chester Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. His biological father, William Jefferson Blythe. Jr, died in a car accident, three months before Clinton was born. His mother, Virginia Clinton Kelley was a Nurse anesthetist. He took the last name Clinton because it was his stepfather, Roger Clinton, Sr.'s name. Clinton grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In high school, Clinton played the saxophone. Clinton went to college at Georgetown University. During his college years, Clinton worked under several politicians. He later went to Oxford University and Yale Law School. Clinton did not fight in the Vietnam War because he was in the ROTC for a short time.^[1][2]

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Clinton married Hillary Rodham in In , their daughter, Chelsea Clinton, was born.

After law school, Clinton was elected attorney general of Arkansas in and governor of Arkansas in At 32, he was the youngest governor in the country at that time. Clinton was governor of Arkansas from to and again from to Clinton was known for being a "New Democrat" while governor. During his time as governor, Clinton changed the state's school system. There was also a scandal called Whitewater during Clinton's term.

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In the presidential election, he beat Republican George H. W. Bush. During the early part of Clinton's first term, he put in place a tax code which would increase taxes on the rich.

In , during Clinton's first term in office, the Congress switched to a Republican majority. However, Clinton still beat Republican Bob Dole in the election.

The Republicans defeated Clinton's proposal for the U.S. government to adopt universal health care. The Republicans proposed many new ideas to Congress to limit the size of government such as requiring the budget to be balanced and to stop people from abusing the welfare system.

Clinton was sued by Paula Jones for sexual harassment, but the lawsuit was officially dismissed after Jones failed to prove damages. This made him the first sitting United States president to be sued.^[3]

President Clinton was accused of wrongdoing by the U.S. House of Representatives in December during the Monica Lewinsky scandal and was impeached.^[4] Although he lied that they did not engage in sexual activity, he was found to have done nothing wrong by the U.S. Senate in February ^[5]

The country faced very few challenges during his term. The Cold War was over and there was very little need for the U.S. military to get involved in the world's affairs, so defense spending was significantly lowered. The economy was doing very well during his term, though there is a debate about whether the economy was well because of Clinton's policies or because of the Republicans' policies.

The decade ended with it being the first time the United States did not have to borrow money to pay for its budget. Clinton left office in with high approval ratings and was succeeded by George W. Bush.

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After his presidency, he wrote some books and traveled around the world helping out the United States. He is married to former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and now lives in New York. He has written My Life, a book about his life, and several other books. Clinton has received two Grammy Awards, both for books he read on tape. He is now the U.N.'s envoy to Haiti. He also became a vegan.^[6]

On November 20, , he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor of the United States, by President Barack Obama.

On October 12, , Clinton was hospitalized with sepsis in Irvine, California.^[7]

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