Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
42 President of the United States 1993-2001
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Fact Sheet
Wife: Hillary Rodham Vice President: Al Gore Sec. Of State: Warren M. Christopher / Madeline Albright College: Oxford University Party: Democratic Before Presidency: • • • • Presidency: • • • • • Withdrawal of troops from Somalia North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1994 Saddaam Hussein blocks UN Inspectors 1998 The Bombing in Kosovo 1999 Scandals o Whitewater o Paula Jones o Monica Lewinsky o Impeachment 12-19-1999 o Travelgate o Filegate o Chinagate Law Professor at the University of Arkansas 1973-1976 Attorney General of Arkansas 1977-1979 Governor of Arkansas 1979-1981, 1983-1992 Lawyer 1981-1982
After Presidency: • States Added: • Facts: • • • • • 1st President to appoint a woman to Secretary of State 1st Rhodes Scholar to become president 1st Democratic president since FDR to win a second term 1st Left Handed president to serve two terms 1st President born after World War II None His wife is a senator from New York and has written a book entitled: Living History
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Bill Clinton
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1st Baby Boomer President 1st President to send an email message through the internet 2nd President to be impeached by the House of Representatives 2nd President to address the Japanese Parliament He was born William Jefferson Blythe IV. His real father was killed in a car accident 3 months before his birth His wife is the 1st First Lady to testify before a grand jury He was overweight from eating at McDonalds and looked like he was going to lose the ’96 election so he installed a jogging track in DC He had an affair with Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, & Monica Lewinsky He was a boy scout Clinton's favorite sandwich is peanut butter and banana and his favorite ice cream flavor is mango He did not serve in the military He is one of the five presidents to attend Nixon’s funeral (37-42) He made a jazz combo with his two friends. They were called “Three Blind Mice” He ran for so many offices in High School, the principal banned him from campaigning for any more Only President to have been elected twice without ever receiving 50% of the popular vote They have a cat named “Socks” His step father, Roger Clinton, was an alcoholic and beat his wife, Clinton’s mother Bill Clinton plays the tenor and soprano saxophone He was mauled by a sheep when he was eight years old. He called it "the awfullest beating I ever took." He met and shook hands with President John Kennedy while in High School
Inventions and Miscellaneous: • • • • • • • • • • Nickname: • • Slick Willie Bubba Elian Gonzalez Mohammed Salameh is arrested for the World Trade Center bombing Timothy McVeigh is arrested for the Oklahoma City bombing The Internet becomes popular The Human Genome Project is announced The Columbine Shooting takes place in Littleton, CO The Y2K Bug becomes a big scare NASA rover lands on Mars The Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, GA The OJ Simpson trial occurs with DA Lance Ito
Supreme Court Appointments: • Amendments: • Quotes: • • "If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.." "If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people he should resign." Bill Clinton in 1974 None Harry Blackmun
Summary of Life
William Jefferson Blythe IV was born August 19, 1946, at Julia Chester Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. His father William Jefferson Blythe was a traveling salesman killed in an automobile accident before his son’s birth. His stepfather Roger Clinton (who adopted him), was an abusive alcoholic who died
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Bill Clinton of cancer in 1968. Clinton’s mother was a nurse. He had one half brother, Roger. As a young child, Bill lived with his grandparents while his mother studied nursing in New Orleans. They taught him to read and count by age three and impressed him with their belief in racial tolerance while living in the segregated south. When Clinton was seven years old, he moved with his family to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he attended public schools. He enjoyed playing the saxophone in the school band and was offered a scholarship to study music. Bill decided to attend Georgetown University because of his interest in politics and Foreign Service. He graduated with a degree in international affairs in 1968. The following fall, Clinton moved to England to study at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. After two years he accepted a scholarship at Yale University, where he received a law degree in 1973. Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton met in the Yale University law library and were married on October 11, 1975. They have one daughter, Chelsea. While still a law student, Mrs. Clinton worked with the Children’s Defense fund. In 1974, she was one of the lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee considering impeachment charges against President Richard Nixon. As First Lady, Hillary headed the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. Bill Clinton was professor of law at the University of Arkansas (1973-1976) before becoming attorney general of Arkansas (1977-1979). In 1978, he was named on of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in the country by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. At age 32, Clinton became the youngest governor in the country, serving Arkansas from 1979-1981 and 1983-1992. He brought many new jobs to Arkansas, worked for improved health care, and supported education reform. He resigned the governorship to run for president of the United States. In 1998, as a result of issues surrounding personal indiscretions with a young woman White House intern, Clinton was the second U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He was tried in the Senate and found not guilty of the charges brought against him. He apologized to the nation for his actions and continued to have unprecedented popular approval ratings for his job as president. In the world, he successfully dispatched peace keeping forces to war-torn Bosnia and bombed Iraq when Saddam Hussein stopped United Nations inspections for evidence of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He became a global proponent for an expanded NATO, more open international trade, and a worldwide campaign against drug trafficking. He drew huge crowds when he traveled through South America, Europe, Russia, Africa, and China, advocating U.S. style freedom. On January 20, 2001, Bill and Hillary Clinton attended the inauguration of President George W. Bush. Bill is currently retired, Hillary is a senator from New York, and Chelsea is attending college.
Practice Questions
3. 2. His wife was the first First Lady to testify before a grand jury. He spoke at the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations.
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Bill Clinton 1. 3. He was the first president to send an email message via the internet. He was chairman of the National Governors Association. Before becoming governor, he was attorney general of his native state. During his presidency NASA rover landed on Mars and transmitted color pictures of the surface back to earth. 2. 1. As a boy, he stayed in his native state while his mother lived in New Orleans to study nursing. As president, he hosted a summit of world leaders in Denver. His wife also attended law school. Also the name Lance Ito became well known around the world.
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