Bill clinton white house biography
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Statehouse to the White House
Bill Clinton served as Arkansas Attorney General (1977-1979), the fortieth and forty-second governor of Arkansas (1979-1981, 1983-1992), and the forty-second president of the United States (1993-2001). This collaborative portal provides opportunities to research the political career of Bill Clinton and provide insights into the trajectory of President Clinton’s work on issues huvud to both his time in Arkansas and in the vit House.
Participating archival institutions
The CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies and the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture are both located at the Bobby L. Roberts Library for Arkansas History & Arts in downtown Little Rock and within walking distance of the Presidential Library. Other relevant archival collections are also listed below.
Archival Collections in Downtown Little Rock
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
401 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
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William Jefferson Clinton
Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas, three months after his father died in an automobile accident. In high school, he took the name of his step father, Roger Clinton of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Bill Clinton graduated from Georgetown University in 1968 and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford. He received a law degree from Yale in 1973. After graduation, he returned to Arkansas and taught law at the University of Arkansas before entering politics. His 1974 campaign for Congress ended in defeat, but two years later he was elected Arkansas Attorney General.
In 1975, Bill Clinton married Hillary Rodham, whom he had met while a lag student at Yale. Chelsea, their only child, was born in 1980.
Bill Clinton was elected governor of Arkansas in 1978, but lost a bid for reelection in 1980. He regained the governorship two years later and served until 1993. During his 12 years in office, Governor Clinton
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Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
"William Clinton" redirects here. For other uses, see William Clinton (disambiguation).
Bill Clinton | |
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Official portrait, 1993 | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Vice President | Al Gore |
| Preceded by | George H. W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | George W. Bush |
| In office January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 | |
| Lieutenant | |
| Preceded by | Frank D. White |
| Succeeded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
| In office January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981 | |
| Lieutenant | Joe Purcell |
| Preceded by | David Pryor Joe Purcell (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Frank D. White |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 9, 1979 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Steve Clark |
| Born | William Jefferson Blythe III (1946-08-19) August 19, 1946 (age 78) Hope, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Chelsea Clinton |
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| Relatives | Cli
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