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Bill Clinton
b. 1946
A gifted campaigner and natural storyteller, he rose from small-town Arkansas to become the 42nd president of the United States. His life and career span politics, public service, controversy, and decades of influence on national and global affairs.
1 Audiobook
State of the Union Addresses
by Bill Clinton
About the author
Born William Jefferson Blythe III in Hope, Arkansas, in 1946, he later took the surname Clinton after his stepfather. He studied at Georgetown University and Yale Law School, where he met Hillary Rodham, then returned to Arkansas to teach law and begin a political career.
After serving as Arkansas attorney general, he became governor of Arkansas and built a reputation as a prominent Democrat from the South. He was elected president in 1992 and served two terms from 1993 to 2001, a presidency often remembered for economic growth, major policy battles, and the impeachment proceedings that ended with his acquittal in the Senate.
After leaving the White House, he remained active in public life through writing, speaking, and foundation work, including the Clinton Presidential Center and the Clinton Foundation. For readers, his story brings together ambition, political skill, personal setbacks, and a lasting place in modern American history.