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Biography of Bill Clinton: Arkansas Governor to the Presidency


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he was the first Democratic president
since FDR to secure a second term
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the life and
accomplishments of Bill Clinton the
Republicans could do anything to damage
my character they may be able to attack
my reputation but God is the ultimate
judge of people’s character William
Jefferson Bligh the third was born
August 19 1946 in Hope Arkansas after
his father died prior to his birth he
took stepfather Roger Clinton’s family
name his success at school was
highlighted by impressive marks and a
place in the jazz band
in June 1963 Clinton met President John
F Kennedy as a delegate of the American
Legion boys nation and this solidified
Clinton’s desire to serve the public
Clinton entered Washington’s Georgetown
University in 1964 he was heavily
involved in campus politics and interned
for Democrat Arkansas senator J William
Fulbright like his mentor Clinton
opposed the ongoing Vietnam War in 1968
Clinton graduated with a degree in
international affairs
he was then offered a road scholarship
to Oxford University in England after
being drafted he returned to the states
he avoided serving by enrolling in the
University of Arkansas’s ROTC program
when he returned to England in the fall
of that year he again became eligible
for the draft but he was never chosen
after finishing his road scholarship
Clinton studied at Yale Law School prior
to his graduation in 1973 he met fellow
student Hillary Rodham and the pair
married in October 75 they relocated
when Bill took a teaching job at the
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
law school and this sparked his entrance
into politics in 1974 he ran for the
House of Representatives but lost two
years later he was elected the Attorney
General of Arkansas in 1979 he became
one of the country’s youngest governors
when he took that office in Arkansas
while Clinton improved health care and
education key mistakes like an unpopular
tax hike cost him re-election in 1980 he
regained the public trust and in 1982
Clinton began his four consecutive term
run as governor of Arkansas if victory
is ours tonight I have been given
something that few people get in life a
second chance
by the end of the 80s Clinton attempted
to raise his profile by serving on
national political associations he also
gave Michael Dukakis nomination speech
at 1988 Democratic National Convention
though this appearance was criticized as
long and boring Clinton used this to his
advantage with an appearance on The
Tonight Show now the press kind of
jumped on you pretty good
you think unfairly or what I mean a
series of jokes is you know the next
night the truth is that I did it on
purpose I’ve always wanted to be on the
show in the worst way in 1992 Clinton
won the Democratic nomination for that
year’s presidential election and chose
Al Gore as his running mate people of
Illinois and Michigan sure know how to
celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day a number
of issues were addressed by Clinton’s
political opponents during the campaign
including his alleged marital infidelity
and avoidance of the Vietnam War I’m
assuming from your answer that you’re
categorically deny that she ever had an
affair with Jennifer flowers I’ve said
that before he was also highly
criticized for having admitted to
smoking though not inhaling marijuana I
experimented with marijuana a time or
two and I didn’t like it and didn’t
inhale and never tried it again however
he capitalized on President George HW
Bush’s vulnerability to defeat the
incumbent and win the presidency on
January 20th 1993 Bill Clinton was sworn
in as the 42nd president of the United
States on this day with high hopes and
brave hearts in massive numbers the
American people have voted to make a new
beginning in the early years of
Clinton’s presidency the Don’t Ask Don’t
Tell legislation was passed and the
North American Free Trade Agreement was
ratified after a disastrous attempt at
health care reform Clinton tried to
salvage his reputation by returning to
centrist stances his tactics worked and
in 1996 he defeated Bob Dole to secure
his second term as president today the
American people have spoken
they have affirmed our course they have
told us
to go forward clinton’s greatest
accomplishment was economic stability
however he was definitely not free from
controversy his reputation took a hit in
1998 when he was impeached for denying
he had an affair with White House intern
Monica Lewinsky
there is no improper relationship the
allegations I have read are not true
indeed I did have a relationship with
Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate
in fact it was wrong he was eventually
acquitted by the Senate and enjoyed high
approval ratings as he left office in
2001 Clinton remained popular after his
time in office he kept up his profile as
a public speaker and with a 2004
autobiography entitled my life he also
often worked with the United Nations and
founded the philanthropic William Jay
Clinton Foundation in 2009 he
successfully secured a pardon from North
Korean leader Kim Jong Il for two
imprisoned American journalists despite
being the first president to be
impeached since Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton proved himself as one of
the most important modern leaders due to
his charisma political choices and his
down-to-earth demeanor and in ourselves
we can restore our sense of unity and
community as the scripture says our eyes
have not yet seen or our ears heard nor
our minds imagined what we can build
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