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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 [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|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 was born William Jefferson Blythe III at Julia Chester Hospital in [[Hope, Arkansas]]. His biological father, William Jefferson Blythe. Jr, died in a car accident, three months before Clinton was born. His mother, Virginia Clinton Kelley was a Nurse anesthetist. He took the last name Clinton because it was his stepfather, Roger Clinton, Sr.'s name. Clinton grew up in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]]. In high school, Clinton played the [[saxophone]]. Clinton went to college at [[Georgetown University]]. During his college years, Clinton worked under several politicians. He later went to [[Oxford University]] and [[Yale University|Yale Law School]]. Clinton did not fight in the [[Vietnam War]] because he was in the [[ROTC]] for a short time.<ref>{{cite book| last = Morris| first = Roger| title = Partners in Power: The Clintons and Their America| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Vq96BQV5lF4C&pg=PA96| accessdate = August 6, 2009| date = April 25, 1999| publisher = Regnery Publishing| isbn = 978-0-89526-302-5 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last = Metcalf| first = Geoffrey M.| title = In the Arena: Geoff Metcalf Interviews with Doers of Deeds| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lPp-R0HYbt0C&pg=PA562| accessdate = August 6, 2009| date = November 28, 2002| publisher = iUniverse| isbn = 978-0-595-25752-2 }}</ref>

Clinton married [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Rodham]] in 1975. In 1980, their daughter, [[Chelsea Clinton]], was born.

 

 

==Presidency==

In the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]], he beat Republican [[George H. W. Bush]]. During the early part of Clinton's first term, he put in place a tax code which would increase taxes on the rich.

In 1994, during Clinton's first term in office, the [[United States Congress|Congress]] switched to a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] majority. However, Clinton still beat Republican [[Bob Dole]] in the [[1996 United States presidential election|1996 election]].

 

President Clinton was accused of wrongdoing by the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] in December 1998 during the [[Lewinsky scandal|Monica Lewinsky scandal]] and was [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeached]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/clinton_under_fire/latest_news/238784.stm |title=Latest news &#124; Clinton impeached |publisher=BBC News |date=December 19, 1998 |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> Although he lied that they did not engage in sexual activity, he was found to have done nothing wrong by the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in February 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/impeach021399.htm |title=Special Report: Clinton Accused |work=Washingtonpost.com |date=February 13, 1999 |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref>

 

 

The decade ended with it being the first time the United States did not have to borrow money to pay for its budget. Clinton left office in 2001 with high approval ratings and was succeeded by [[George W. Bush]].

==Post-presidency==

After his presidency, he wrote some books and traveled around the world helping out the United States. He is married to former US Secretary of State [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Clinton]] and now lives in [[New York (state)|New York]]. He has written ''My Life'', a book about his life, and several other books. Clinton has received two [[Grammy Awards]], both for books he read on tape. He is now the U.N.'s envoy to [[Haiti]]. He also became a [[Veganism|vegan]].<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite web|last=Conason|first=Joe|title=Bill Clinton Reveals How He Became a Vegan|url=https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-08-2013/bill-clinton-vegan.html|access-date=2022-03-29|website=AARP|language=english}}</ref>

 

On November 20, 2013, he was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the highest civilian honor of the United States, by President [[Barack Obama]].

 

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