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{{About|the U.S. President from 1993 to 2001|others|William Clinton (disambiguation)}}
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| office = President of the United States
| vicepresident = [[Al Gore]]
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| birth_name = William Jefferson Blythe III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1946|8|19}}
| birth_place = [[Hope, Arkansas
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Hillary
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| parents = {{hlist|William Jefferson Blythe Jr.|Virginia Clinton Kelley}}
| residence = [[Chappaqua, New York]]▼
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▲| residence = [[Chappaqua, New York]], U.S.
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|1986{{spnd}}1987: Chair of the [[National Governors Association]]
|1985{{spnd}}1986: Vice Chair of the National Governors Association
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| module = [[File:Bill Clinton speaks on U.S. decision to join NATO forces in military airstrikes against Serbia.ogg|Bill_Clinton_speaks_on_U.S._decision_to_join_NATO_forces_in_military_airstrikes_against_Serbia]]<br>Bill Clinton delivers remarks on the decision to join NATO forces in military airstrikes against Serbia<br>Record March 24, 1999
'''William Jefferson Clinton''' (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and humanitarian activist. He was the 42nd [[president of the United States]] from 1993 to 2001. Before he was president, Clinton was the [[governor of Arkansas]] from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, as well as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. ▼
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▲'''William Jefferson Clinton''' (born August 19, 1946) is an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]] and
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.
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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 presidents of the United States|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 Clinton|Hillary Rodham Clinton]], who was the 67th [[United States Secretary of State|United States secretary of state]] from 2009 to 2013, [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] from [[New York (state)|New York]] from 2001 to 2009, and the Democratic nominee for president in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 U.S. presidential election]].
==Early
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>
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Clinton married [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Rodham]] in 1975. In 1980, their daughter, [[Chelsea Clinton]], was born.
After law school, Clinton was elected [[Arkansas Attorney General|attorney general of Arkansas]] in 1976 and [[List of governors of Arkansas|governor of Arkansas]] in 1978. At 32, he was the youngest governor in the country at that time. Clinton was governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1993. Clinton was known for being a "New Democrat" while governor. During his time as governor, Clinton changed the state's school system. There was also a scandal called Whitewater during Clinton's term.
==Presidency==
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