Bill Clinton |
| Bill Clinton | |
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| 42nd | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
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| 40th and 42nd | |
| In office January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 | |
| Lieutenant | |
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| In office January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981 | |
| Lieutenant | |
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| In office August 26, 1986 – July 28, 1987 | |
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| 50th | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 9, 1979 | |
| Governor |
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| Succeeded by | Steve Clark |
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| Born | William Jefferson Blythe III August 19, 1946 |
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Governor of Arkansas 42nd President of the United States Policies Appointments First term
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William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the
Clinton was born and raised in
Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history and signed into law the
Clinton left office with the highest end-of-office
Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946, at Julia Chester Hospital in
Although he immediately assumed use of his stepfather's surname, it was not until Clinton turned 15[6] that he formally adopted the surname Clinton as a gesture toward his stepfather.[2] Clinton said that he remembered his stepfather as a gambler and an alcoholic who regularly abused his mother and half-brother,
In Hot Springs, Clinton attended St. John's Catholic Elementary School, Ramble Elementary School, and
Clinton began an interest in law at Hot Springs High, when he took up the challenge to argue the defense of the ancient
Clinton has identified two influential moments in his life, both occurring in 1963, that contributed to his decision to become a public figure. One was his visit as a
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