Bill Clinton

Guide Note:

Bill Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. His wife and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is currently campaigning to become the Democratic candidate for President.

Fast Facts:

1. Born: August 19, 1946
2. U.S. President: 1993 to 2001
3. Former Governor of Arkansas
4. Political Party: Democrat
5. Wife: Hillary Rodham Clinton
6. Religion: Baptist
7. Is a superdelegate for the 2008 Democratic Primary
8. Third youngest President ever elected, behind Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy

Early Life and Schooling

Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe in the small town of Hope, Arkansas, in 1946. His father died in a car accident before he was born, and when he became a teenager, he adopted the surname of his stepfather, Roger Clinton. A highly intelligent student, Clinton went on to attend Georgetown University, received a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at Oxford University in England in 1968, and received a law degree from Yale Law School in 1973.

Political Career

In the 1960s, Clinton protested the Vietnam War, and in 1972 he became involved with the political campaign of Democratic Presidential candidate George McGovern in Texas. In 1978, Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas at the age of 32.

Presidency

In 1992, Clinton beat incumbent President George H.W. Bush and billionaire Ross Perot to become the 42nd President of the United States. He was re-elected in 1996, defeating Senator Robert Dole. In the 1994 Congressional Elections, the Republicans captured both houses of Congress by promising a "Contract with America" and Clinton's ambitious domestic program for the nation suffered a setback. In 1998, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives impeached Clinton for lying under oath regarding an alleged affair with Paula Jones. However, the Senate fell short of the two-thirds of majority necessary to convict the President

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Sites: William J. Clinton Foundation and William J. Clinton Presidential Library
2. Wikipedia: Bill Clinton
3. ClintonGlobalInitiative.org
4. Nara.gov: Clinton Presidential Archives
5. Library of Congress: The Starr Report
6. Wall Street Journal: Bill Clinton May Get Payout of $20 Million (January 22, 2008)
7. Video: Bill Clinton interviewed on Fox News Sunday, Part 1

Bill Clinton Recent News

• News from The New York Times, WashingtonPost.com and FoxNews.com
• Google News: Bill Clinton
• Telegraph.co.uk: "Hillary Clinton plot to keep Bill in the spotlight" (January 26, 2008)
• MSNBC.com: Bill: 'My message' 99.9% positive (January 26, 2008)
• CNN Political Ticker: Kerry blasts Bill Clinton for "abusing truth" (January 25, 2008)
• Wall Street Journal: Bill Clinton May Get Payout of $20 Million (January 22, 2008)
• ABC News: Obama Rips Bill Clinton Slams as 'Troubling' and Inaccurate (January 20, 2008)
• CNN.com: If Clinton wins, would Justice Clinton be far behind? (January 4, 2008)
• Concierge.com: "Clinton Unbound" (September 2007)  
• MSNBC.com: Bill Clinton travels the world with purpose (August 20, 2007)
• ABC News: Bill Clinton as First Gentleman? (July 31, 2007)
• Boston.com: Clinton's Harvard message pushes citizen service (June 7, 2007)

Bill Clinton Background and Articles

• The New Yorker: "The Wanderer: Bill Clinton's quest..." (2006)
• CNN Special Report: The Clinton Years (2001)
• PBS Nightline: The Clinton Years (2001)
• University of Buffalo: Toni Morrison: "Clinton as the first black president" (1998)
• TED: Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Photos

• Flickr: Bill Clinton Tags
• Clinton Foundation: Photo Gallery
• IMDb: Bill Clinton Gallery
• Smithsonian: Photos of the Clinton 1993 Inaugural
• The Smithsonian: Photos of the Clinton 1997 Inaugural

Bill Clinton Videos

• New York Post: Video: Bill Clinton Has a "Dream" (Time: 1:31)  
• ABC News Video: Bill on Obama: Big Fairy Tale (Time: 3:10)
• TED: Bill Clinton: Let's build a health care system in Rwanda (Time 24:07)
• YouTube: Clinton denies Lewinsky affair (Time 00:24)
• YouTube: Bill Clinton - The Final Days (Time 5:52)  
• YouTube: Bill Clinton sings "Imagine" (Time 4:21)
• YouTube & Google Video: Bill Clinton Search
• YouTube: Bill Clinton on Obama: Big Fairy Tale (Time 3:10)

Bill Clinton Biographies and Personal Info

• Whitehouse.gov: The White House
• The Clinton Library: Bill Clinton Bio
• Project Gutenberg: Bill Clinton's Inaugural Address
• Project Gutenberg: Bill Clinton's State of the Union Addresses
• The Clinton Library: Web Pages from the Clinton Presidency

Bill Clinton Timeline

• Born August 19, 1946
• 1968: Graduated Georgetown University
• 1973: Graduated Yale Law School
• October 11, 1975: Married Hillary Rodham
• 1978: Elected Governor of Arkansas
• 1980: Defeated in re-election campaign
• 1982: Re-elected Governor of Arkansas
• 1992: Elected 42nd President of the US
• 1998: impeached
• February 12, 1999: Acquitted
• January 20, 2001: Leaves office
• September 6, 2004: Undergoes quadruple-bypass surgery

Bill Clinton Impeachment

• Wikipedia: Impeachment of Bill Clinton
• CNN: Key Moments In The Clinton-Lewinsky Saga
• IMDb: The Hunting of the President
• WashingtonPost.com: Special Report: Clinton Accused 

Bill Clinton Criticism and Controversy

• Mahalo's Guide to Wayne Dumond
• Wikipedia: Whitewater (controversy)
• Wonkette blog: Bill Clinton Tags
• Huffington Post: Bill Clinton, Suck-Up-in-Chief (2006)
• Chomsky.info: "The Clinton Vision" by Noam Chomsky
• BBC News: Clinton Pardons: Cast of Characters (2001)

Bill Clinton Satire

• The Onion: Bill Clinton Search
• About.com: Funny Bill Clinton Pictures
• YouTube: A day with Peter Griffin and Bill Clinton
• YouTube: Newsradio: Bill McNeal's Hypothetical Interviews
• News Groper: Fake Bill Clinton blog

Bill Clinton Books

• Amazon.com: Bill Clinton, My Life
• Amazon.com: The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House
• Amazon.com: Truth at Any Cost...

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