Bill Clinton | |
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![]() Official portrait, 1999 | |
42nd President of the United States | |
In office January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
Vice President | Al Gore |
Preceded by | George H. W. Bush |
Succeeded by | George W. Bush |
40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas | |
In office January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 | |
Lieutenant |
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Preceded by | Frank D. White |
Succeeded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
In office January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981 | |
Lieutenant | Joe Purcell |
Preceded by | Joe Purcell (acting) |
Succeeded by | Frank D. White |
50th Attorney General of Arkansas | |
In office January 3, 1977 – January 9, 1979 | |
Governor |
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Preceded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
Succeeded by | Steve Clark |
Personal details | |
Born | William Jefferson Blythe III August 19, 1946 Hope, Arkansas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Chelsea Clinton |
Parents |
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Relatives | Clinton family |
Residence | Chappaqua, New York, U.S. |
Education | |
Profession |
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Awards | Honors and Awards |
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Bill Clinton delivers remarks on the decision to join NATO forces in military airstrikes against Serbia Record March 24, 1999 | |
Other offices
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William Jefferson Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and attorney. He was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Before becoming president, he was the 40th and 42nd governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. He was also the 50th attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. Clinton is a member of the Democratic Party.
He took office at the end of the Cold War. Clinton was the first president from the baby boomer generation. He was 46 years old when he was elected, making him the third-youngest president. He was impeached in 1998 for lying about a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was the second president to be impeached.
Clinton left office in 2001 with the joint-highest approval rating of any U.S. president in the modern era, alongside Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. His presidency is generally ranked among the upper tier in historical rankings of U.S. presidents. However, his personal life and allegations of sexual assault made against him lead to Clinton being the subject of criticism.
He is married to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was the 67th United States secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, U.S. senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, and the Democratic nominee for president in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.