Bill Clinton Biography

Bill Clinton is the 42nd elected President of the USA. He is also the second president to be impeached by the house of representatives. He is the youngest person in the country to be elected as the governor of Arkansas and was elected in 1978. He was elected as the President of the USA in 1992 and was re-elected in 1996. In total, he served the USA from 1992-2001. He enacted the Family and medical leave act for the military people. It is one of his most significant and famous achievements.

In 1998, Bill Clinton was impeached by the republican-dominated house of representatives. The reason was his affair with Monica Lewinsky. However, in 1999 the Senate acquitted him, and he went back to the office. But this scandal caused his downfall. After he left the office, he worked for the foundation, which he named Clinton foundation. He also campaigned for his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, in the 2008 and 2016 presidential elections.

Birth and Childhood of Bill Clinton

Clinton did not have a very smooth childhood. His grandparents took care of him when her mother went away to study anesthesiology. He gives the credits for his discipline and success to his grandparents.

Bill Clinton was born on 19th August in the year 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. He was originally named William Jefferson Blythe III. Clinton's father's name was William Jefferson Blythe, and his mother's name was Virginia Cassidy Blythe. Clinton's father died in a car accident, and Bill Clinton young was left alone with her mother. There happened to be a shortage of money after his father died. So, his mother moved to New Orleans to study anesthesiology. During that period, Clinton went to live with his grandparents- Eldridge and Edith Cassidy. They taught him well and motivated him to learn. Bill Clinton’s education was looked over by his grandparents only. Bill Clinton young was inspired by his grandparents to study well.

In 1950, Clinton's mother returned after completing her nursing degree. In the same year, she married a man named Roger Clinton. Bill Clinton then took the name of his step-father. His father was very abusive and alcoholic. Clinton did not like the torture on his mother and his half-brother. Therefore, when Bill Clinton age was 14 years, he stood in front of his father and stopped the abuse. After that, he stopped torturing them but remained addicted to alcohol. These conflicts somehow affected Bill Clinton education. However, he overcame this period very successfully.

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Higher Studies of Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton went to the Hot Springs high school. It was an all-white school. He was an outstanding student and played saxophone in his school band. The principal of the high school paid particular attention to students with social inclination. Bill Clinton was also devoted to political service and had a social tendency. Therefore, he bonded strongly with the principal and was one of her favorite students.

In 1963, he joined Boys State. It was a program that introduced the students to the Government service. He was elected as the representative and got the chance to meet President John F. Kennedy. He also met William Fulbright, who was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

After passing through High school, in 1964, Clinton joined Georgetown University to learn about International Affairs. He became the President of the sophomore election as the freshman. Clinton returned to the USA in 1970 to study at Yale Law School.

Start of the Political Career

From the very beginning, Clinton inclined politics. He always wanted to do something for the public. As a result, he was very much interested in politics. Starting from high school to university, he was thrust into politics anywhere he got the chance to do so. He even became the President of his college in his freshman or sophomore year.

After graduating from Yale, Clinton worked as a teacher in the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville. In 1974 he started his official trial for entering into politics. He challenged Paul Hammer Schmidt for the seat of the house of governors. He lost this election, but he was close to victory and was marked as the rising star of the Arkansas Democratic Party.

Achievements and Downfalls in the Political Career

In 1978, Clinton won the election and became the youngest governor in the USA at Bill Clinton age 32. After this, he remained and served for one term. He was very much motivated to reform the healthcare system. However, due to their lack of experience and younger age, he made many mistakes. He also increased the tax on auto licenses. As a result, he was knocked out by his competitors. He again fought for the governorship in the year 1982 and got elected. After that, he remained in the position and served for four consecutive years. He established competence tests to check the eligibility of teachers. This was done because of the betterment of the education system. He appointed Hillary as the head committee for education reform.

In 1986-87 he became the chairman of the National Governors Association. By the end of the decade, he even served as the chairman of the democratic leadership council.

In 1992, Clinton became the party's nominee for the presidency, and AI Gore became the Vice-presidential running mate. He defeated President George H.W Bush in the elections. George raised the taxes instead of making the promise in his campaign of not raising the taxes. This led to the downfall of George. On 3rd November 1992, Clinton got elected as the President of the USA.

Clinton's Presidency – Success and Failure

He became the 42nd president of the USA on 3rd November 1992. Clinton’s presidency is well known for the enactment of the Family and Medical leave act of 1993. These two are the achievements of Bill Clinton achieved in his first year as a president. The achievements are also mentioned in President Bill Clinton Biography. In addition, the ratification goes NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement also took place. In 1994 the republicans regained control of both the houses of congress. He also signed an act known as - the Violent Crime Control and Law enforcement act. This law added 1 lakh, police officers, to the police department, and stricter regulations were created for many crimes.

Bill Clinton is known for his comeback ability. With consistent efforts, he regained his popularity in advance of the elections in 1996. In 1996, under Bill Clinton's presidency, one law was passed that increased the whole nation's minimum wage. In the 1996 presidential election, he was re-elected as the President. He defeated Bob Dole to win his second term as the President. However, during the second term, his downfall started to begin because of the Lewinsky scandal.

The significant achievement of Bill Clinton during both terms was the economic development of the USA. The unemployment rates were the lowest under the Clinton presidency in the decade. In 1993, he signed an accord known as the Oslo accord between Israel and Palestine liberation organization. His major failure was the inability of the American military mission in Somalia. It happened during his first term.

Impeachment by the House of Representatives

He is the second president to be impeached by the house of governors. The impeachment was done mainly because of his Lewinsky scandal. Kenneth Starr exposed the affair and presented a detailed report known as the Starr report. This report outlined the case for impeachment. The republican-dominated house of representatives chose to impeach him in 1998. The house of representatives then impeached Clinton but not the Senate. In February 1999, there was a five-week trial, and the Senate acquitted Clinton and that too on both the articles of impeachment. He served till 2001, but the affair with Lewinsky resulted in the downfall of Clinton. After 2001 also remained active globally.

Gradually he regained his image and popularity among the Democratic supporters. He had opened a Clinton foundation to alleviate poverty and improve global health and strengthen the economies. He even participated in campaigning for his wife, Hillary. Hillary was the secretary of state under the Obama presidency. He took part in the campaigning for his wife for the 2016 presidential elections. In 2016 Hillary became the official nominee of the democratic party for the American presidency. Hillary became the first woman to get the major party's presidential nomination.