Biographie de bill clinton
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William Jefferson Clinton
Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas, three months after his father died in an automobile accident. In high school, he took the name of his step father, bekräftelse Clinton of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Bill Clinton graduated from Georgetown University in 1968 and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford. He received a lag degree from Yale in 1973. After graduation, he returned to Arkansas and taught lag at the University of Arkansas before entering politics. His 1974 campaign for Congress ended in defeat, but two years later he was elected Arkansas Attorney General.
In 1975, Bill Clinton married Hillary Rodham, whom he had met while a law lärjunge at Yale. Chelsea, their only child, was born in 1980.
Bill Clinton was elected governor of Arkansas in 1978, but lost a bid for reelection in 1980. He regained the governorship two years later and served until 1993. During his 12 years in office, Governor Clinton
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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies
From my very first impression of Bill Clinton to my most recent he has always struck me as the quintessential politician – for better and for worse.
But that – as JFK, LBJ, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and others have proven – can be the perfect recipe for a great biography.
Almost two decades have passed since Clinton’s presidency ended but the Clinton “aura” has never quite faded. Since he left office, his wife has served as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and the 2016 Democratic nominee for president. For nearly thirty years they have been hard to miss and uncommonly controversial.
I read three biographies of Clinton – each of them remarkably balanced – and was delighted to find a combination of two that provide excellent insight into his childhood and political career, up through his two-term presidency. But if anything about his life is abundantly clear, it’s
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Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
"William Clinton" redirects here. For other uses, see William Clinton (disambiguation).
Bill Clinton | |
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Official portrait, 1993 | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Vice President | Al Gore |
| Preceded by | George H. W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | George W. Bush |
| In office January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 | |
| Lieutenant | |
| Preceded by | Frank D. White |
| Succeeded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
| In office January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981 | |
| Lieutenant | Joe Purcell |
| Preceded by | David Pryor Joe Purcell (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Frank D. White |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 9, 1979 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Steve Clark |
| Born | William Jefferson Blythe III (1946-08-19) August 19, 1946 (age 78) Hope, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Chelsea Clinton |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Cli |