Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton, whose policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy, became known as a New Democrat.
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Some of the key events about Bill Clinton

  • 1974
    Won election as Arkansas Attorney General
  • 1978
    Became the youngest governor in the United States at age 32
  • 1992
    Elected as the 42nd President of the United States
  • 1992
    Admitted to experimenting with marijuana while studying in England, but claimed he "didn't inhale"
  • 1993
    Signed the Family and Medical Leave Act into law
  • 1994
    Signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
  • 1994
    Faced sexual harassment allegations from Paula Jones, leading to a lawsuit
  • 1995
    Engaged in an extramarital affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky
  • 1996
    Signed welfare reform legislation, fulfilling a campaign promise
  • 1997
    Balanced the federal budget for the first time in decades
  • 1998
    Played a key role in brokering the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland
  • 1998
    Denied having sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky under oath, leading to perjury accusations
  • 1998
    Became the second U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives
  • 1999
    Led NATO intervention in Kosovo, stopping ethnic cleansing
  • 1999
    Was found in civil contempt of court for giving misleading testimony in the Paula Jones case
  • 2000
    Granted China permanent normal trade relations status, expanding economic ties
  • 2001
    Issued controversial pardons on his last day in office, including to financier Marc Rich
  • 2001
    Took valuable gifts from the White House upon leaving office, later returning some items
  • 2008
    Made racially insensitive remarks during Barack Obama's presidential campaign
  • 2016
    Faced criticism for meeting privately with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during Hillary Clinton's email investigation

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