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Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979, the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and governor again from 1983 to 1992. His centrist Third Way political philosophy became known as Clintonism, which defined his presidency and the succeeding decades of Democratic Party into the 21st century.
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 · politician · lawyer · diplomat · autobiographer · writer · teacher · statesperson · saxophonist · governor · jurist · also Bill Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton, William Jefferson Blythe III, William Jefferson Blythe, William J. Clinton, William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton
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“I want you to understand this is not me. This is her.”
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“If it could happen in a place like Littleton...”
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“I see these beautiful fields in Great Britain; I have driven down the highways of France; I know there is a cultural social value to the fabric that has developed here over the centuries.”
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“significant number of petroleum geologists”
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“s economic interests, saying that”
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“which the Republicans put on the ballot to try to get the base vote for Bush up, I think it”
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“head off an attempt to send a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to the states”
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“made him realize that someday he would study law”
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Democrat and Chronicle: Bill Clinton delivers advice to Golisano graduates in Rochester
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The Canberra Times: Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein
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13wham.com: GALLERY: Bill Clinton delivers commencement speech at Golisano Institute
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WXXI News: Bill Clinton visits Rochester to give commencement speech at Golisano Business Institute
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Yahoo: Former President Bill Clinton speaks at Golisano Institute graduation
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WIVB News 4: Former President Bill Clinton speaks at Golisano Institute graduation – News 4 Buffalo
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RochesterFirst: Former President Bill Clinton speaks at Golisano Institute's graduation ceremony
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wonderwall.com: Stockard Channing recalls Bill Clinton and Barack Obama's reactions to meeting her
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Yahoo: Stockard Channing Recalls Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s Very Different Reactions to Her
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Democrat and Chronicle: Bill Clinton tells Rochester graduates to define their own success
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Published video “President Clinton Prior to Meeting with Chancellor Kohl (1993)”.
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Democrat and Chronicle: Watch live: Bill Clinton speaks at Rochester commencement
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KARK: Clinton Presidential Center set to celebrate Bill Clinton’s 80th birthday
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Entertainment Weekly: Stockard Channing recalls Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s contrasting reactions to meeting her
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National Review: There’s a Bill Clinton–AOC Egg Connection
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Yahoo: Sunrise Smart Start: Waterview Heights closure, Bill Clinton
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RochesterFirst: Sunrise Smart Start: Waterview Heights closure, Bill Clinton – RochesterFirst
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WHEC.com: Happening Friday: President Clinton in town, Bands on the Bricks, Hoochenanny Festival, and more
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Yahoo: Bill Clinton Rochester visit today: When and where he'll speak
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Mshale: Josh Shapiro Keeps Citing Bill Clinton Without Having His Own Sister Souljah Moment Emily Deschanel (IOZ73VpK2r)
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En Pareja: Monica Lewinsky breaks her silence on the Bill Clinton scandal and reclaims her story
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Buffalo News: Former President Clinton to speak at Golisano business institute
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intouchweekly.com: Monica Lewinsky Admits She Prefers ‘Complicated Men’ Nearly 30 Years After Bill Clinton Scandal
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People.com: Bill Clinton Used a Plane-Change Maneuver Like Trump Back in 2000: Reporter
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Published video “President Clinton Following Meeting w/ Entertainment & Media Execs (1996)”.
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indiasnews.net: Veteran White House reporter breaks 26-year silence on Bill Clinton's decoy plane during Pak visit in 2000
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Published video “President Clinton at Teleconference for Regional Social Security Forums (1998)”.
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Published video “President Clinton at San Bernardino College (1995)”.
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Snopes rated the claim “A video authentically shares a recording of former U.S. President Bill Clinton delivering a speech criticizing President Donald Trump's July 2026 address at Mount Rushmore.” Fake.
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Published video “President Clinton at Townhall in Buenos Aires (1997)”.
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Published video “Clinton Presidential Library - Stock Drone Footage of Grounds Clip 2”.
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Published video “Clinton Presidential Library - Stock Drone Footage of Grounds Clip 1”.
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Published video “President Clinton on Gun Safety & Responsibility (1998)”.
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Published video “President Clinton at Health Insurance Accountability Act Signing (1998)”.
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Snopes rated the claim “A photo circulating online in 2026 authentically shows a young Zohran Mamdani, New York's mayor, standing with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and tech billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.” Fake.
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Published video “President Clinton in Xiahe (1998)”.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real Obama selfie shows him with Biden, Clinton, Bush and Carter” It's A Shamfie.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In May 2026, former President Bill Clinton said, "I offered Palestine all of Gaza and 97% of the West Bank, but they never really wanted a homeland for themselves. They just wanted to kill the Jews."” Incorrect Attribution.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Videos feature authentic audio of former U.S. President Bill Clinton criticizing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following his congressional testimony in late April 2026.” Fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A video authentically features audio of former U.S. President Bill Clinton criticizing President Donald Trump's negative remarks about Pope Leo XIV.” Fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, admitted she “tested positive” for an undefined illness in late March 2026.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Images show Bill Clinton with Stephen Hawking in the Epstein files” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson's son Jesse Jackson Jr. said, "I listened for several hours of three United States presidents who do not know Jesse Jackson," referring to remarks former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden made at a memorial service for his father.” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “Two photos from the Epstein files authentically showed former U.S. President Bill Clinton wearing pajamas while carrying and sitting next to the physicist Stephen Hawking, who was wearing a princess costume.” Fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photo shared in February 2026 authentically shows former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pulling on the tie of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as former U.S. President Bill Clinton is laughing.” Originated as Satire.
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The Quint rated the claim “This is an authentic photo showing white food in front of Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Clinton, and Mick Jagger, which is being linked to speculation about cannibalism.” False.
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In December 2024, Clinton was hospitalized after developing a fever at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C.
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In December 2022, Clinton tested positive for COVID-19.
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“A f---inng rapist, a war criminal, and a pathological liar.”
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In October 2021, Clinton was treated for sepsis at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2013).
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His prominent role in campaigning for Obama during the 2012 presidential election and his widely publicized speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, where he officially nominated Obama and criticized Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Republican policies in detail, earned him the nickname "Explainer-in-Chief".
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Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of Honor and Merit (2011).
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“[T]hese stories are complete an[d] utter fantasy, I don”
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“I think Bill Clinton was a great President. You know, you look at the country then - the economy was doing great. Look at what happened during the Clinton years. I mean, we had no war, the economy was doing great, everybody was happy. A lot of people hated him because they were jealous as hell.”
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Removing open sexual orientation as a reason for dismissal from the armed forces
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In 2010 Clinton lost 20 pounds for his daughter Chelsea's wedding.
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Awarded honorary doctorate from the McGill University (2009).
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Was named the United Nations special envoy to Haiti
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Awarded Osgar (2008).
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Awarded TED Prize (2007).
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Career landmark: Participated in commencement at the Knox College (tournament / event).
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Awarded J. William Fulbright Prize (2006).
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Awarded Freedom Award (2005).
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Won Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal (2005).
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In September 2004, Clinton underwent quadruple bypass surgery.
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Career landmark: Participated in commencement at the Syracuse University (tournament / event).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award – President's Award (2001).
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Clinton's law license was suspended for five years after he acknowledged to an Arkansas circuit court he had engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice in the Jones case
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With the joint-highest approval rating of any U
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The UN-supervised Supreme Court of Kosovo ruled that genocide (the intent to destroy a people) did not take place, but recognized "a systematic campaign of terror, including murders, rapes, arsons and severe maltreatment
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Awarded Charlemagne Prize (2000).
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Estimates showed that the number of civilians killed in the over year long conflict in Kosovo had been approximately 1,800, with critics asserting that little or no evidence existed of genocide
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With the vote of 55 not guilty/45 guilty on the perjury charge and 50 not guilty/50 guilty on the obstruction of justice charge
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Signed into law the Financial Services Modernization Act also known as the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, which repealed the part of the Glass–Steagall Act that had prohibited a bank from offering a full range of investment,
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Clinton criticized the way the policy was implemented, saying he did not think any serious person could say it was not "out of whack"
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Which instituted a policy of "regime change" against Iraq, though it explicitly stated it did not provide for direct intervention on the part of American military forces
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$126 billion in 1999, and $236 billion in 2000, during the last three years of Clinton's presidency
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In 1998, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison called Clinton "the first black president", saying, "Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald's-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas".
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“So long as Saddam remains in power, he will remain a threat to his people, his region, and the world. With our allies, we must pursue a strategy to contain him and to constrain his weapons of mass destruction program, while working toward the day Iraq has a government willing to live at peace with its people and with its neighbors.”
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Awarded Doublespeak Award (1997).
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And succeeded in passing legislation forming the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the largest successful health care reform in the Clinton Administration
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Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage for federal purposes as the legal union of one man and one woman; the legislation allowed individual states to refuse to recognize gay ma
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Clinton issued Executive Order 13011—Federal Information Technology, ordering the heads of all federal agencies to utilize information technology fully to make the information of the agency easily accessible to the publi
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It was found that several Chinese foreigners made contributions to Clinton's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee with the backing of the People's Republic of China
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As an election-year wedge issue, signed by President Bill Clinton in one of his worst policy moments
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The Clinton administration launched the first official White House website, whitehouse
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Received an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree and a fellowship from the University of Oxford, specifically for being "a doughty and tireless champion of the cause of world peace", having "a powerful collaborator in
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Clinton declared that Iran was a "state sponsor of terrorism" and a "rogue state", marking the first time that an American president used that term
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“My 1994 crime bill expanded the death penalty for drug kingpins, murderers of federal law enforcement officers, and nearly 60 additional categories of violent felons.”
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Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement into law
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Clinton signed into law the Brady Bill, which mandated federal background checks on people who purchase firearms in the United States
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Clinton made a major speech to Congress regarding a health care reform plan; the program aimed at achieving universal coverage through a national health care plan
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Clinton fired seven employees of the White House Travel Office
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The buildings caught fire and 75 of the residents died, including 24 children
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Clinton made his first address to the nation, announcing his plan to raise taxes to close a budget deficit
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And 1994, Clinton pressured Western European leaders to adopt a strong military policy against Bosnian Serbs during the Bosnian War
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Career landmark: President of the United States (1993–2001).
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During a Democratic fund raiser of the presidential campaign, Robert Rafsky confronted then Gov
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“s actions with respect to the draft and deciding whether to serve in the military were criticized during his first presidential campaign by conservatives and some Vietnam veterans, some of whom charged that he had used Fulbright”
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That he had been unaware of it until then
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In order to affirm in person that the controversial execution of Ricky Ray Rector would go forward as scheduled
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Before his presidency, Clinton proposed sending a peace envoy to Northern Ireland, but this was dropped to avoid tensions with the British government
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His folksy manner led him to be nicknamed Bubba starting from the 1992 presidential election.
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (1992–1993).
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“Government’s responsibility is to create more opportunity for everybody, and our responsibility is to make the most of it.”
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The media speculated that Clinton would enter the presidential race
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Started various conspiracy theories that accused Clinton and the Arkansas state authorities of covering up the crime
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“Opis: o wypowiedzi Billa Clintona nt. Polski i Węgier.”
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For possession and smuggling of cocaine, but was later pardoned by his brother after serving his sentence
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The Democratic Party needed to adopt a more centrist political stance in order to succeed at the national level
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Career landmark: Governor of Arkansas (1983–1992).
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Was elected governor a second time and kept the office for ten years
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They had Chelsea Clinton, their only child, on February 27, 1980.
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Opponents sometimes referred to him as "Slick Willie", a nickname which was first applied to him in 1980 by Pine Bluff Commercial journalist Paul Greenberg; Greenberg believed that Clinton was abandoning the progressive policies of previous Arkansas governors such as Winthrop Rockefeller, Dale Bumpers and David Pryor.
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Career landmark: Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981).
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Having defeated the Republican candidate Lynn Lowe, a farmer from Texarkana
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Clinton entered the Arkansas gubernatorial primary
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Career landmark: Attorney General of Arkansas (1977–1979).
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Clinton ran for Arkansas attorney general
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Studied at Yale Law School, Juris Doctor (1970–1973).
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To take a job leading McGovern's effort there
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Defeated Clinton by only a 52% to 48% margin
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Met his future wife, Hillary Rodham, in the Yale Law Library; she was a class year ahead of him
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Studied at University College, Oxford (1968–1970).
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Aller received a draft letter that mandated deployment to the Vietnam War
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Awarded Rhodes Scholarship (1968).
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Studied at Walsh School of Foreign Service, Bachelor of Science (1964–1968).
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And later from Yale Law School, where he met his future wife, Hillary Rodham
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Clinton won a Rhodes Scholarship to University College, Oxford, where he initially read for a B
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Studied at Hot Springs High School (1964).
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And 1965, Clinton won elections for class president
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That contributed to his decision to become a public figure
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Clinton became a member of the Hot Springs Chapter of the Order of DeMolay, a youth group affiliated with Freemasonry, but he never became a Freemason
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Bill's mother returned from nursing school and married Roger Clinton Sr
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Born 1946-08-19.
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At the Julia Chester Hospital in Hope, Arkansas
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But this union later proved bigamous, as Blythe was still married to his fourth wife
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Awarded Order of Logohu.
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Won Presidential Medal of Distinction.
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Awarded Order of Freedom.
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Awarded 47th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Won Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Hofstra University.
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Awarded Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion.
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Awarded Sergio Vieira de Mello Citizen of the World.
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Awarded Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana.
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Awarded Order of State of Republic of Turkey.
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Awarded Grammy Awards.
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Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Awarded St. George's Order of Victory.
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Awarded Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class.
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Awarded National Order of Honour and Merit.
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Awarded Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.
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Awarded Order of Good Hope.
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Awarded Order of Mubarak the Great.
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Won Golden Plate Award.
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Awarded Order of the White Lion.
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope.
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Awarded James Parks Morton Interfaith Award.
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Won Philadelphia Liberty Medal.
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Awarded Great Chain of Badr.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in Crypto Bahamas 2022 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: parental death.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: president.
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