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a letter from President Clinton
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Did You Know?
• He was elected Governor of Arkansas for five terms.
• He is known for appointing minorities and women to high-level positions.
• Warren Christopher and later Madeleine Albright served as his Secretaries of State.
• During his term, the federal budget was balanced.
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Bill Clinton
(August 19, 1946 - )
Life Facts
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Personal:
• First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Wife
• Number of Children: 1
• Education Level: Graduate
• School Attended: Georgetown University, Oxford, Yale University
• Religion: Baptist
• Profession: Professor, Lawyer
Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 1/20/1993 - 1/20/2001
• Presidency Number: 42
• Number of Terms: 2
• Why Presidency Ended: End of 2nd term
• Party: Democratic
• His Vice President(s): Albert Gore
• Governor of a State: Arkansas (1979-1981), Arkansas (1983-1992)
• Other Offices: Attorney General of Arkansas
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
Hope, Arkansas
Museum: William J. Clinton Presidential Center
Library: William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
Other Sites: William J. Clinton Foundation
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
Related Links
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Papers: National Archives - Washington, DC web site, (301) 713-6000
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• Programming includes:
• Bill Clinton Life Portrait: From Clinton Center and Birthplace - Hope, AR
Guests included: David Maraniss, author, First in His Class: The Biography of Bill Clinton; Dr. Georgia Sorenson, co-author, Dead Center: Clinton - Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation, and founding director, James McGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland; Beckie Moore, director, Clinton Center; and Gary Johnson, director, Hope Visitor Center and Museum Watch | Order Videotape
• Skip Rutherford on Clinton Presidential Library Watch
• 1999 C-SPAN interview with Clinton Watch
• 1992 campaign ads Watch
• 1992 acceptance speech (Democratic Convention) Watch
• Booknotes with Paul Greenberg, No Suprises: Two Decades of Clinton Watching Watch
• 1984 campaign ad, "Clinton for Governor" Watch
• 1988 Governor Clinton interview Watch
• David Maraniss on Clinton Watch
• 1998 press conference regarding Monica Lewinsky Watch
• Press conference on reaction to impeachment Watch
• History of the Oval Office with tour by Clinton Watch
• Clinton biographical vignette Watch
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