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{{About|the U.S. President from 1993 to 2001|others|William Clinton (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Bill Clinton (cropped 3).jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 1993
| alt = Clinton's official presidential portrait, 1993
| order = [[List of presidents of the United States|42nd]]
| office = President of the United States
| vicepresident = [[Al Gore]]
| term_start = January 20, 1993
| term_end = January 20, 2001
| predecessor = [[George H. W. Bush]]
| successor = [[George W. Bush]]
| order2 = [[List of governors of Arkansas|40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas]]
| lieutenant2 = {{unbulleted list|[[Winston Bryant]]|Jim Guy Tucker}}
| term_start2 = January 11, 1983
| term_end2 = December 12, 1992
| predecessor2 = Frank D. White
| successor2 = [[Jim Guy Tucker]]
| lieutenant3 = Joe Purcell
| term_start3 = January 9, 1979
| term_end3 = January 19, 1981
| predecessor3 = [[Joe Purcell]] (acting)
| successor3 = [[Frank D. White]]
| office6 = 50th [[Arkansas Attorney General|Attorney General of Arkansas]]
| governor6 = {{unbulleted list|[[David Pryor]]|Joe Purcell (acting)}}
| term_start6 = January 3, 1977
| term_end6 = January 9, 1979
| predecessor6 = Jim Guy Tucker
| successor6 = [[Steve Clark (Arkansas politician)|Steve Clark]]
| birth_name = William Jefferson Blythe III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1946|8|19}}
| birth_place = [[Hope, Arkansas]], U.S.
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Rodham Clinton]]|October 11, 1975}}
| children = [[Chelsea Clinton]]
| parents = {{hlist|William Jefferson Blythe Jr.|Virginia Clinton Kelley}}
| education = {{hlist|[[Georgetown University]]|[[University College, Oxford]]|[[Yale University|Yale Law School]]}}
| relatives = [[Clinton family]]
| height = 1.86m
| residence = [[Chappaqua, New York]], U.S.
| signature = Signature of Bill Clinton.svg
| signature_alt = William J Clinton signature.svg
| awards = [[List of honors and awards received by Bill Clinton|Honors and Awards]]
| footnotes = {{Collapsible list
|titlestyle=background:lavender;text-align:center;
|title=Other offices
|bullets=on
|1986{{spnd}}1987: Chair of the [[National Governors Association]]
|1985{{spnd}}1986: Vice Chair of the National Governors Association
}}
| 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
| profession = {{hlist|politician|attorney|professor|author|humanitarian activist}}
}}
'''William Jefferson Clinton''' (born August 19, 1946) is an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]] and [[Lawyer|attorney]]. He was the 42nd [[president of the United States]] from 1993 to 2001. Before becoming president, he was the 40th and 42nd [[List of governors of Arkansas|governor of Arkansas]] from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. He was also the 50th [[Arkansas Attorney General|attorney general of Arkansas]] from 1977 to 1979. Clinton is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|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 [[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 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 life and education==
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>
==Before being President==
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==
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.
[[File:Bill Clinton taking the oath of office, 1993.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The [[First inauguration of Bill Clinton]], January 20, 1993]]
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]].
The Republicans defeated Clinton's proposal for the U.S. government to adopt universal health care. The Republicans proposed many new ideas to Congress to limit the size of government such as requiring the budget to be balanced and to stop people from abusing the welfare system.
Clinton was sued by [[Paula Jones]] for sexual harassment, but the lawsuit was officially dismissed after Jones failed to prove damages. This made him the first sitting United States president to be sued.<ref>{{cite news |last =Baker |first =Peter |title=Clinton Settles Paula Jones Lawsuit for $850,000 |newspaper =Washington Post |date =November 14, 1998 |url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/jones111498.htm |accessdate =February 23, 2016 |quote=The case . . . made him the first president ever interrogated under oath as a defendant in a civil lawsuit. . .}}</ref>
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 | 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 country faced very few challenges during his term. The [[Cold War]] was over and there was very little need for the U.S. military to get involved in the world's affairs, so defense spending was significantly lowered. The economy was doing very well during his term, though there is a debate about whether the economy was well because of Clinton's policies or because of the Republicans' policies.
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]].
On October 12, 2021, Clinton was hospitalized with [[sepsis]] in [[Irvine, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url = https://thehill.com/homenews/news/576882-bill-clinton-hospitalized-with-sepsis|title = Bill Clinton hospitalized with sepsis|work = [[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date = October 14, 2021|accessdate = October 14, 2021|last = Choi|first = Joseph}}</ref>
==References==
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==Other websites==
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* [http://www.bill-clinton-peace.blogspot.com/ Photos of Bill Clinton's actions to bring peace to the Middle East]
* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/bc42.html Bill Clinton's White House biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117205048/http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/bc42.html |date=2009-01-17 }}
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