William Jefferson Blythe III

Family Life:

Education:

• his father passed away before he was born.
• his grandparents taught him how to read and count.
• his step-father was abusive and an alcoholic, but Bill took a stand and he stopped being abusive, but was still an alcoholic.
• married Hillary Clinton in 1975.
• they had their only child, a daughter named Chelsea Clinton, in 1980.

• Attended Hot Springs high school, where he was an excellent student and an extraordinary saxophone player.
• As a representative of Boys Nation in high school, Bill was able to meet the president, John F. Kennedy, where he shook his hand. In that moment, Bill knew he wanted to become a leader like Kennedy.
• Attended college at Georgetown University in Washington to study international affairs and graduated in 1968.
• Clinton entered Yale law school, where he met Hillary Clinton, who was also interested in politics.
• They both graduated Yale in 1973 and married in 1975.

William Jefferson Blythe III

42nd President

Career:

• Arkansas attorney general from 1976-1978.
• Governor of Arkansas in 1978-80.
• He was re-elected as governor in Nov. 1982 and his main goal was to enhance the quality of education in the state of Arkansas.
• In 1991, Clinton decided to run for president in 1992 because he felt that he had the best ideas on how to improve the country.
• November 3, Clinton was elected president, and he took office on January 20, 1993 as our 42nd president.
• In his first term, his health care reform that was supposed to be a nationwide health coverage was rejected by the Congress.
• He was re-elected in 1996, but there was a major setback, his impeachment. He had lied under oath saying that he was not having any sexual relations with Monica, but later admitted that he did. (The Lewinsky Scandal.)
• "The Republicans lost seats in the House, and the Senate thereafter failed to convict Clinton on the impeachment charges."

Early Life

By: My Duong

• Born on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas, 3 months after his father died.
• While his mother was a nursing school, Bill stayed with his grandparents where they taught him about good morals. For example, they taught him that everyone should be treated equally.
• When he was 4, his mother got remarried to a man named Roger Clinton. Bill changed his last name to Clinton in high school.
• His step-father was abusive and an alcoholic. His mother divorced him in 1962.

Accomplishments:

• More than 22 million jobs were created while he was in office.
• The home ownership rate increased from 64.2 percent in 1992 to 67. 7 percent.
• Between 1998-2000, the national debt was reduced by $363 billion.

After Presidency:

Failures:

Citation:

• writes memoirs
• Clinton moves into Harlem offices in New York City.
• April 8, 2005 Clinton attends Pope John Paul II funeral at request of President George W. Bush.
• Supports the rebuilding of Haiti and even collaborated with George Bush to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, South Asia Tsunami, and Haiti earthquake.

• Had numerous scandals, including the famous sex-scandal, the Lewinsky scandal.
• Ignored growing terrorist threat and there were 4 attacks on the US by Al-Queda. (one of them involved the World Trade Center in 1993)

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• "The Clinton Presidency: Key Accomplishments." The Clinton Presidency: Key Accomplishments. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.
• "It All Began in a Place Called Hope." Biography of the President. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.
• "Miller Center." American President: Bill Clinton: A Life in Brief. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.