1. B U B B A W i l l i a m J e f f e r s o n C l i n t o n

2. Early Life August 19, 1946 Hope, Arkansas William Jefferson Blythe IV Father, salesman, died 3 months car accident; mother remarried when Bill was 4; Roger Clinton abusive alcoholic Mother= Virginia Kelley, a nurse One half brother, Roger Jr. Took “Clinton” in high school Saxophonist and excellent student

3. Early Life Cont. Delegate to Boys Nation; met Pres. John Kennedy public services Georgetown University, Washington DC 1968: Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University 1973: law degree from Yale University 1975: married Hillary Rodham 1980: baby Chelsea

4. Leading up to Presidency 1974: ran for the U.S. House of Representatives; unsuccessful 1975: elected attorney general of Arkansas 1978: Governor of Arkansas; youngest in 40 years 1980: failed in his reelection as gov. 1982: reelected as gov. the next three terms

5. -The Popular Vote -Electoral College Vote Ross Perot: 18.9% of the vote Bush: 37% of the vote Clinton: 43% of the vote Bush: 168 electoral votes Clinton: 370 electoral votes The Race

6. About the New President 42 nd president Democrat 3 rd youngest In office: Jan. 20, 1993 – Jan. 20, 2001 VP= Al Gore first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term first time in 12 years both the White House and Congress were held by the same party

7. Presidency Shaky start due to “bad judgment” but got better numerous successes the passage by Congress of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which created a free- trade zone for the United States, Canada, and Mexico Gays allowed in the military

8. Impeachment 1998: 2nd U.S. president to be impeached

9. Big Events dispatched peace keeping forces to war-torn Bosnia bombed Iraq when Saddam Hussein stopped United Nations inspections for evidence of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons a global proponent for an expanded NATO, more open international trade, and a worldwide campaign against drug trafficking

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